The North White Vikings will challenge the Faith Christian Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
North White and West Central met for a duel on Tuesday where North White came out on top. North White took their game against West Central 3-1.
North White walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the fourth set). The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 19-25, 25-20, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Faith Christian got the win against West Central on Monday by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Faith Christian never let West Central on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-13, 25-14.
Caya Stillings and Kelsey Olehy were among the main playmakers for Faith Christian as the former had 14 digs and three aces and the latter had three digs and 25 assists. Stillings is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 14 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Faith Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in eight consecutive contests.
The victory got North White back to even at 11-11. As for Faith Christian, their win bumped their record up to 20-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: North White has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Faith Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
North White might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Faith Christian in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can North White avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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