The Walther Christian Academy Broncos will take on the Cristo Rey Jesuit Cristeros at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Walther Christian Academy will be strutting in after a win while Cristo Rey Jesuit will be coming in after a loss.
Walther Christian Academy is headed into the game having just posted their closest victory since May 15, 2024 on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Northtown, sneaking past 2-1. The win continues a trend for the Broncos in their matchups with the Pumas: they've now won seven in a row.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Walther Christian Academy got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-20, 12-25, 25-23.
Matthew Leonard and Sebastian Rivera-Azurdia were among the main playmakers for Walther Christian Academy as the former had seven digs and one assist and the latter had six kills, five digs, and two blocks.
Walther Christian Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Cristo Rey Jesuit's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of De La Salle.
While Cristo Rey Jesuit ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 18 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-20.
Cristo Rey Jesuit's defeat dropped their record down to 8-2-1. As for Walther Christian Academy, the victory was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 2-8.
Walther Christian Academy skirted past Cristo Rey Jesuit 2-1 in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Will the Broncos repeat their success, or do the Cristeros have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
