Immanuel has gone 8-2 against Fresno Christian recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Immanuel Eagles will take on the Fresno Christian Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Immanuel sitting on three straight wins and Fresno Christian on 14.
Immanuel is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They blew past Shafter 3-0.
Immanuel never let Shafter on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-13, 25-22.
Immanuel relied on the efforts of Mary Degraw, who had 20 digs, and Addie Krause, who had four digs and 19 assists.
Immanuel was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in nine consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, everything went Fresno Christian's way against Mammoth on Tuesday as Fresno Christian made off with a 3-0 victory.
While Fresno Christian won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The final score came out to 25-10, 25-20, 25-22.
Immanuel's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 20-20. As for Fresno Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 18 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 36-13 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Immanuel has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Fresno Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Immanuel was able to grind out a solid victory over Fresno Christian in their previous matchup back in August, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Immanuel since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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