New Heights Christian Academy has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to face off against the Jefferson Independent Day Cavaliers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, everything went New Heights Christian Academy's way against Golden City as New Heights Christian Academy made off with a 3-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Cougars have posted against the Eagles since October 5, 2020.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant New Heights Christian Academy was: they took every set by at least 14 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-7, 25-11.
New Heights Christian Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 27 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Jefferson Independent Day was able to grind out a solid victory over Southwest on Thursday, taking the game 3-1.
Jefferson Independent Day had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-16, 25-20, 25-14.
New Heights Christian Academy pushed their record up to 12-8-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Jefferson Independent Day, their record is now 9-5-2.
New Heights Christian Academy beat Jefferson Independent Day 2-0 in their previous meeting back in August. Will New Heights Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Jefferson Independent Day have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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