The Abilene Christian Panthers will square off against the Christian Life Preparatory Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
It was a proper cat-fight when Abilene Christian challenged Calvary Academy on Tuesday. Abilene Christian lost 3-0 to Calvary Academy. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-21, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Christian Life Preparatory came up short against Calvary Academy on Thursday and fell 3-1.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Jocelyn Smith, who had nine digs and four kills.
Abilene Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 17-16. As for Christian Life Preparatory, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-9 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Abilene Christian has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Christian Life Preparatory struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Abilene Christian's way against Christian Life Preparatory in their previous matchup on October 1st, as Abilene Christian made off with a 3-0 win. Does Abilene Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Christian Life Preparatory turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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