After flying high against ALA - Ironwood last Wednesday, Northwest Christian came back down to earth. The Northwest Christian Crusaders lost 3-0 to the Gilbert Christian Knights on Thursday. The Crusaders' loss signaled the end of their 11-game winning streak.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-17, 25-15.
Gilbert Christian can attribute much of their success to Shay Loth, who had ten digs and two aces. That's the most aces Loth has posted since back in September.
Northwest Christian's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-6. As for Gilbert Christian, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 24-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Northwest Christian will welcome Bourgade Catholic at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Northwest Christian is facing Bourgade Catholic at the right time seeing as Bourgade Catholic is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Gilbert Christian, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Payson at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Payson will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Gilbert Christian surely won't give up without a fight.
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