The South Christian Sailors will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Harper Creek Beavers.
South Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Christian 3-2.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (106-105) South Christian actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-22, 24-26, 16-25, 15-11.
Olivia Inthout had a dynamite game for South Christian, getting 23 digs. Inthout is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last five games she's played.
Meanwhile, Harper Creek waltzed into their contest on Thursday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. Everything went their way against the Wildcats as they made off with a 3-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Beavers have posted against the Wildcats since November 6, 2020.
While Harper Creek won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-6, 25-16.
Harper Creek's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 60-4. As for South Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-12-1 record this season.
South Christian came up short against Harper Creek when the teams last played back in August of 2023, falling 2-0. Can South Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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