After both having extra time off, the Maranatha Christian Bulldogs and the South Pointe Christian Patriots will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Back in September, Maranatha Christian was able to grind out a solid victory over Mullins Marion Christian, taking the game 3-1.
Maranatha Christian had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-11, 25-16, 25-20.
Meanwhile, South Pointe Christian got the win against Sumter Christian two weeks ago by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant South Pointe Christian was: they took every set by at least 13 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-7, 25-11.
It was another big night for Chloe Chernutan, who had ten aces and six kills. Chernutan is crushing it when it comes to aces: she's served at least three every time she's taken the court this season.
South Pointe Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in four consecutive matches.
Maranatha Christian's record is now 3-0. As for South Pointe Christian, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Maranatha Christian was able to grind out a solid win over South Pointe Christian in their previous matchup back in August, winning 3-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Chernutan, who had 13 aces and eight kills. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Maranatha Christian still be able to contain Chernutan? There's only one way to find out.
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