The Fountain Valley Danes will face off against the Evangel Christian Academy Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Fountain Valley sitting on five straight victories and Evangel Christian Academy on seven.
Last Thursday, Fountain Valley was able to grind out a solid win over Thomas MacLaren School, taking the game 3-1.
Fountain Valley walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the third set). The final score came out to 25-21, 19-25, 25-15, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Evangel Christian Academy made easy work of Deer Trail on Saturday and carried off a 3-0 win.
While Evangel Christian Academy won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-22, 25-16.
Evangel Christian Academy found their leader in sophomore Peyton Lynn, who had four digs and 11 assists.
Fountain Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Evangel Christian Academy, they pushed their record up to 14-7 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Fountain Valley has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 12.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Evangel Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Fountain Valley came up short against Evangel Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Fountain Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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