The Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy Royals will challenge the Villa Angela-St. Joseph Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Villa Angela-St. Joseph took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Elyria Catholic. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Royals.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 20-25, 25-19, 23-25, 18-16.
Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy can attribute much of their success to Hallie Hendrickx, who had 28 digs, three aces, and two kills, and Kaylee Darr, who had 11 digs. Hendrickx is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season.
Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 21 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Villa Angela-St. Joseph was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of Bay by a score of 2-1. While the Vikings didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Rockets 25-21 in the first period.
Villa Angela-St. Joseph started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 25-27, 25-21, 25-17.
Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-9. As for Villa Angela-St. Joseph, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-5.
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