The Scholars Guild Academy Spartans and the New Creation Christian Academy Crusaders are set to duel on Thursday.
Last Tuesday, Scholars Guild Academy came up short against Walnut Grove and fell 2-0.
Scholars Guild Academy was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 26-24.
Scholars Guild Academy's defeat came about despite a quality game from Finley Robinson, who had 11 digs. Robinson has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more digs the last eight times she's played.
Meanwhile, New Creation Christian Academy got the win against Skipstone Academy last Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Crusaders.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: New Creation Christian Academy took every set by at least 12 points. The final score came out to 25-12, 25-13, 25-11.
Scholars Guild Academy's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-5. As for New Creation Christian Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-8 record this season.
Scholars Guild Academy came up short against New Creation Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in August, falling 3-1. Can Scholars Guild Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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