The Indian Rocks Christian Eagles will face off against the Northside Christian Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Northside Christian is facing Indian Rocks Christian at the wrong time: Indian Rocks Christian suffered their first home loss of the season on Tuesday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell just short of the Crusaders by a score of 3-2. The Eagles have struggled against the Crusaders recently, as their game on Tuesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Indian Rocks Christian sadly dropped the once that decided the match. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 18-25, 25-21, 24-26, 15-12.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Northside Christian, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over St. Petersburg Catholic on Tuesday.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Northside Christian was: they took every set by at least 11 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-8, 25-14, 25-3.
Northside Christian can attribute much of their success to Elizabeth Salyers, who had seven aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in aces.
Northside Christian couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 50% of their attack attempts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're hitting percentage total in three consecutive matchups.
Indian Rocks Christian's loss dropped their record down to 11-3. As for Northside Christian, they pushed their record up to 11-2 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Indian Rocks Christian suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Northside Christian when the teams last played two weeks ago. Will Indian Rocks Christian have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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