Salem Baptist Christian is 0-5 against Davidson Day since September of 2017 but things could change on Thursday. The Salem Baptist Christian Vikings and the Davidson Day Patriots are set to duel. Salem Baptist Christian will be strutting in after a win while Davidson Day will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with 26 losses in a row dating back to last season, Salem Baptist Christian finally turned things around against Statesville Christian on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Lions by a score of 3-1.
Meanwhile, Davidson Day is ranked highly in their home state and on Tuesday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Legion Collegiate Academy. Davidson Day took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Legion Collegiate Academy. The Patriots' defeat signaled the end of their 11-game winning streak.
Davidson Day started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-18, 25-17, 25-21.
Davidson Day's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Caroline Alexander, who had eight digs and two aces, and Sophia Bagwell, who had five digs. That's the most aces Alexander has posted since back in October of 2023.
Even though they lost, Davidson Day was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 14 consecutive matches.
Salem Baptist Christian's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-13. As for Davidson Day, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-4.
Salem Baptist Christian might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Davidson Day when the teams last played back in September. Will Salem Baptist Christian have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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