The Arizona Lutheran Academy Coyotes will head out to challenge the North Valley Christian Academy Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Arizona Lutheran Academy sitting on four straight wins and North Valley Christian Academy on ten.
Last Thursday, Arizona Lutheran Academy got the win against Santa Cruz Valley by a conclusive 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Arizona Lutheran Academy took every set by at least 16 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-6, 25-8.
Emma Drexler was nothing short of spectacular: she had ten digs and seven aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in October of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Elie Drexler, who had three digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Arizona Lutheran Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 12 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, North Valley Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Wickenburg on Thursday, taking the game 3-1.
North Valley Christian Academy was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-18, 19-25, 25-17.
North Valley Christian Academy found their leader in underclassman Mackenzie Benso, who had 14 digs.
Arizona Lutheran Academy pushed their record up to 14-8 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for North Valley Christian Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's game: Arizona Lutheran Academy has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 9 aces per game. However, it's not like North Valley Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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