Westminster Catawba Christian has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Gaston Day Spartans at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Westminster Catawba Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top against Hickory Christian Academy by a score of 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-18, 26-24, 15-25, 25-23.
Sophie Sherer was nothing short of spectacular: she had 24 digs and three aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Milli Hauter, who had 14 digs.
Westminster Catawba Christian 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 ten aces in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Gaston Day earned a 3-1 win over Berean Baptist Academy on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Spartans.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 22-25, 25-20, 25-14.
Ava Blanton had a dynamite game for Gaston Day, getting 13 digs and five aces. That's the most aces Blanton has posted in her last 11 matches.
Westminster Catawba Christian pushed their record up to 21-6 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Gaston Day, they have been performing well recently as they've won 15 of their last 19 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-10 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's game: Westminster Catawba Christian has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 13.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Gaston Day 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.
Westminster Catawba Christian suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Gaston Day in their previous matchup on October 4th. Can Westminster Catawba Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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