It'll be Battle of the Birds when Eagles takes on the SkyView Academy Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Heritage Christian has 14 straight wins, SkyView Academy has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Heritage Christian will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Belleview Christian, who they hadn't topped in four consecutive meetings. Everything went Heritage Christian's way against Belleview Christian on Thursday as Heritage Christian made off with a 3-0 victory.
Heritage Christian's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Belleview Christian between 15 and 18 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-15, 25-15.
Abby Leveillee was the offensive standout of the game as she had five digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Heritage Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 15 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, SkyView Academy lost 3-0 to Dayspring Christian Academy on Thursday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-17, 25-17.
Heritage Christian pushed their record up to 14-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for SkyView Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 6-11.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Heritage Christian has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.1 aces per game. However, it's not like SkyView Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Heritage Christian's way against SkyView Academy in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Heritage Christian made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Heritage Christian repeat their success, or does SkyView Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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