The Hickory Grove Christian Lions are taking a road trip to challenge the Westminster Catawba Christian Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Hickory Grove Christian took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They blew past Carmel Christian 3-0.
One reason for the win was Hickory Grove Christian's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-18, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Westminster Catawba Christian hadn't done well against Gaston Christian recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Westminster Catawba Christian walked away with a 3-1 win over Gaston Christian.
Westminster Catawba Christian was actually outscored in aggregate across those four sets (91-87), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 28-26, 25-17, 9-25, 25-23.
The victory got Hickory Grove Christian back to even at 9-9. As for Westminster Catawba Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season.
Hickory Grove Christian beat Westminster Catawba Christian 3-1 when the teams last played back in August. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hickory Grove 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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