Tuscaloosa Christian waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Tabernacle Torches 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Warriors also won the last time the pair played back in August.
Tuscaloosa Christian took Tabernacle into a fifth set where they got it done with a nine-point win. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-17, 25-18, 20-25, 15-6.
Tuscaloosa Christian's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Allie McCrory, who had 22 digs, three aces, and two kills. McCrory has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last five times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Sarah Claire Emerson, who had 11 digs, eight kills, three aces, and a block.
She wasn't the only good server: Tuscaloosa Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in nine consecutive contests.
Tuscaloosa Christian is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-8-2 record this season. As for Tabernacle, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.
Tuscaloosa Christian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Eastwood Christian on the 3rd. Tabernacle does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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