Mooresville Christian is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Crosspointe Christian Academy is on a five-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Mooresville Christian Eagles will host the Crosspointe Christian Academy Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Last Monday, Mooresville Christian had just enough and edged Seven Oaks Classical out 3-2.
Mooresville Christian took Seven Oaks Classical into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-9, 18-25, 22-25, 15-13.
Mooresville Christian can attribute much of their success to Mikayla Kitchen, who had five aces, and Iris Hill, who had five digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in aces.
Mooresville Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Crosspointe Christian Academy sidestepped Colonial Christian for a 3-2 win.
Crosspointe Christian Academy was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (96-90), but they still managed to win. After all that action, the final score was 12-25, 25-21, 25-21, 13-25, 15-4.
Mooresville Christian's victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Crosspointe Christian Academy, their win bumped their record up to 10-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Mooresville Christian has serving mastered this season, having averaged 16.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Crosspointe Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Mooresville Christian might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Crosspointe Christian Academy when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Will Mooresville 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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