The Grace Prep Lions will challenge the Fort Worth Christian Cardinals at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Grace Prep earned a 3-1 victory over Coram Deo Academy. The win made it back-to-back victories for Grace Prep.
Grace Prep 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 24-26, 25-16, 25-18, 25-13.
Grace Prep was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 7.5.
Meanwhile, Fort Worth Christian came into Thursday's game having lost eight straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They blew past Coram Deo Academy 3-0 on Thursday. That looming 3-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Cardinals yet this season.
Fort Worth Christian was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-18, 25-17.
Grace Prep is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-13 record this season. As for Fort Worth Christian, their win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-12.
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