Calvary Christian has gone 8-2 against Clearwater Central Catholic recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Calvary Christian Warriors' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Clearwater Central Catholic Marauders at 6:30 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Calvary Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Florida's top teams: Carrollwood Day, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Calvary Christian was ranked 11th). Calvary Christian narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Carrollwood Day 3-2.
Calvary Christian wouldn't go down easily and took Carrollwood Day into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-16, 25-22, 23-25, 15-12.
Calvary Christian's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Addie Davis, who had 25 digs, and Ashley Johnson, who had 15 digs. Davis is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 18 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Clearwater Central Catholic sidestepped Tampa Prep for a 3-2 victory.
Clearwater Central Catholic took Tampa Prep into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-21, 25-20, 21-25, 15-13.
Calvary Christian has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Clearwater Central Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 10-7.
Everything went Calvary Christian's way against Clearwater Central Catholic when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as Calvary Christian made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Calvary Christian since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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