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The Challenger (Hickory, NC) varsity volleyball team lost Tuesday's home conference match against Pinnacle Classical Academy (Shelby, NC) by a score of 3-1.

	S1	S2	S3	S4	Wins
PCA	32	22	25	25	3
Challenger	30	25	23	17	1

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Match Stats

Pinnacle Classical Academy (25-26)

Challenger (25-26)

Pinnacle Classical Academy

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	4	35	8.8		91	19
3	Julia Wellmon (Fr)	4	15	3.8	60.0	25	8	.280
4	Kinsley Byrd (Sr)	4	1	0.3	20.0	5	2	-.200
6	Breanna Leonard (Sr)	4			.0	13	3
7	Lily Wellmon (Sr)	4	14	3.5	48.3	29	4	.345
8	Evie Harmon (So)	4
9	Iymani Coleman (Fr)	4	2	0.5	66.7	3
14	Ayla Hernandez (So)	4			.0	1
17	Vanessa Sanchez (Fr)	4	3	0.8	37.5	8	1	.250
27	Gracie Mode (Jr)	4
45	Lily Brown (Sr)	4			.0	7	1

Challenger

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	4	20	5.0		96	18
02	Y. Saucedo-Garcia (Sr)	4	3	0.8	27.3	11	2	.091
03	Addison Guthrie (So)	4	2	0.5	66.7	3
1	G. Prather (Fr)	4	0	0.0	.0	14	1	-.071
7	Alondra Alonso (Sr)	4	5	1.3	22.7	22	6	-.045
8	Addison Jones (So)	4
10	Jolie Yang (Jr)	4			.0	2	1
11	Sicily Lewis (Sr)	4	1	0.3	14.3	7	2	-.143
23	Kate Hightower (Jr)	4	4	1.0	25.0	16
18/99	G. Ramirez-Soto (So)	4	5	1.3	23.8	21	6	-.048

Pinnacle Classical Academy

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %
	Team Totals	4	19	4.8		95	16	83.2
3	Julia Wellmon (Fr)	4	2	0.5	11.1	18	2	88.9
4	Kinsley Byrd (Sr)	4	1	0.3	11.1	9	4	55.6
6	Breanna Leonard (Sr)	4			.0	2	1	50.0
7	Lily Wellmon (Sr)	4	5	1.3	22.7	22	2	90.9
8	Evie Harmon (So)	4	3	0.8	23.1	13	5	61.5
9	Iymani Coleman (Fr)	4
14	Ayla Hernandez (So)	4
17	Vanessa Sanchez (Fr)	4	3	0.8	42.9	7	1	85.7
27	Gracie Mode (Jr)	4			.0	5	1	80.0
45	Lily Brown (Sr)	4	5	1.3	26.3	19

Challenger

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %
	Team Totals	4	11	2.8		91	20	78.0
02	Y. Saucedo-Garcia (Sr)	4	0	0.0	.0	5	2	60.0
03	Addison Guthrie (So)	4			.0	5	3	40.0
1	G. Prather (Fr)	4			.0	9	1	88.9
7	Alondra Alonso (Sr)	4	6	1.5	30.0	20	5	75.0
8	Addison Jones (So)	4			.0	19	2	89.5
10	Jolie Yang (Jr)	4			.0	6	1	83.3
11	Sicily Lewis (Sr)	4			.0	5	1	80.0
23	Kate Hightower (Jr)	4	3	0.8	37.5	8
18/99	G. Ramirez-Soto (So)	4	2	0.5	14.3	14	5	64.3

Pinnacle Classical Academy

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BS	Tot Blks	B/S
	Team Totals	4	6	6	1.5
3	Julia Wellmon (Fr)	4
4	Kinsley Byrd (Sr)	4
6	Breanna Leonard (Sr)	4
7	Lily Wellmon (Sr)	4
8	Evie Harmon (So)	4
9	Iymani Coleman (Fr)	4	5	5	1.3
14	Ayla Hernandez (So)	4
17	Vanessa Sanchez (Fr)	4	1	1	0.3
27	Gracie Mode (Jr)	4
45	Lily Brown (Sr)	4

Challenger

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BS	BA	Tot Blks	B/S	BE
	Team Totals	4	4	4	6	1.5	3
02	Y. Saucedo-Garcia (Sr)	4		1	1	0.3
03	Addison Guthrie (So)	4
1	G. Prather (Fr)	4	1	1	2	0.5	1
7	Alondra Alonso (Sr)	4
8	Addison Jones (So)	4
10	Jolie Yang (Jr)	4
11	Sicily Lewis (Sr)	4	2	2	4	1.0	2
23	Kate Hightower (Jr)	4
18/99	G. Ramirez-Soto (So)	4	1		1	0.3

Pinnacle Classical Academy

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	DE	D/S
	Team Totals	4	38	6	9.5
3	Julia Wellmon (Fr)	4	5		1.3
4	Kinsley Byrd (Sr)	4
6	Breanna Leonard (Sr)	4	1		0.3
7	Lily Wellmon (Sr)	4	10		2.5
8	Evie Harmon (So)	4	1	1	0.3
9	Iymani Coleman (Fr)	4
14	Ayla Hernandez (So)	4	5	2	1.3
17	Vanessa Sanchez (Fr)	4	2		0.5
27	Gracie Mode (Jr)	4	1		0.3
45	Lily Brown (Sr)	4	13	3	3.3

Challenger

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	DE	D/S
	Team Totals	4	99	15	24.8
02	Y. Saucedo-Garcia (Sr)	4	6	1	1.5
03	Addison Guthrie (So)	4	8	4	2.0
1	G. Prather (Fr)	4	4		1.0
7	Alondra Alonso (Sr)	4	23	3	5.8
8	Addison Jones (So)	4	9	1	2.3
10	Jolie Yang (Jr)	4	6	1	1.5
11	Sicily Lewis (Sr)	4	4	1	1.0
23	Kate Hightower (Jr)	4	16	1	4.0
18/99	G. Ramirez-Soto (So)	4	23	3	5.8

Pinnacle Classical Academy

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S
	Team Totals	4	25	6.3
3	Julia Wellmon (Fr)	4
4	Kinsley Byrd (Sr)	4
6	Breanna Leonard (Sr)	4
7	Lily Wellmon (Sr)	4
8	Evie Harmon (So)	4	12	3.0
9	Iymani Coleman (Fr)	4	1	0.3
14	Ayla Hernandez (So)	4
17	Vanessa Sanchez (Fr)	4
27	Gracie Mode (Jr)	4	12	3.0
45	Lily Brown (Sr)	4

Challenger

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	BHA
	Team Totals	4	118
02	Y. Saucedo-Garcia (Sr)	4
03	Addison Guthrie (So)	4	2
1	G. Prather (Fr)	4
7	Alondra Alonso (Sr)	4	2
8	Addison Jones (So)	4	105
10	Jolie Yang (Jr)	4	1
11	Sicily Lewis (Sr)	4	1
23	Kate Hightower (Jr)	4
18/99	G. Ramirez-Soto (So)	4	7

Pinnacle Classical Academy

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	4	56	7	14.0
3	Julia Wellmon (Fr)	4	10	2	2.5
4	Kinsley Byrd (Sr)	4
6	Breanna Leonard (Sr)	4
7	Lily Wellmon (Sr)	4	15	2	3.8
8	Evie Harmon (So)	4
9	Iymani Coleman (Fr)	4
14	Ayla Hernandez (So)	4	9	2	2.3
17	Vanessa Sanchez (Fr)	4	2		0.5
27	Gracie Mode (Jr)	4
45	Lily Brown (Sr)	4	20	1	5.0

Challenger

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	4	84	17	21.0
02	Y. Saucedo-Garcia (Sr)	4	1	1	0.3
03	Addison Guthrie (So)	4	3		0.8
1	G. Prather (Fr)	4	4		1.0
7	Alondra Alonso (Sr)	4	15	2	3.8
8	Addison Jones (So)	4	7	2	1.8
10	Jolie Yang (Jr)	4	7	4	1.8
11	Sicily Lewis (Sr)	4
23	Kate Hightower (Jr)	4	19	2	4.8
18/99	G. Ramirez-Soto (So)	4	28	6	7.0

Match Story

North Carolina High School Volleyball - Pinnacle Classical Academy over Challenger

August 26, 2025: Hickory, NC 28602

The Pinnacle Classical Academy Eagles (Shelby, NC) volleyball knocked off the host Challenger Firebirds (Hickory, NC), 3-1 in Tuesday's league bout.

The Eagles now possess a 1-2 record. They play next when they travel to Lake Lure Classical Academy for a bout on Wednesday, September 3. Pinnacle Classical Academy will clash with a Raptors team coming off a 3-0 league loss to Challenger (Hickory, NC). The Raptors record now stands at 0-3.

With the loss, Challenger drops to 1-1 on the campaign. The Firebirds travel to Lake Lure Classical Academy (Lake Lure, NC) to clash with the Raptors in a bout on Thursday, August 28. The Raptors enter the match with a record of 0-2. Lake Lure Classical Academy lost 3-0 in their recent non-league match against Reynolds Mountain Christian Academy (Asheville, NC)

PCA @ Challenger Volleyball Match Info

Tue., Aug. 26, 2025 @ 5:30p

The Challenger (Hickory, NC) varsity volleyball team lost Tuesday's home conference match against Pinnacle Classical Academy (Shelby, NC) by a score of 3-1.

Rankings & Records

Pinnacle Classical Academy (25-26)

NC
234

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	SW	SL
9-4	9-1	4-3	5-1	.692	.900	30	16

Challenger (25-26)

NC
207

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	SW	SL
11-1	11-1	6-1	5-0	.917	.917	34	8

Team Scoring Averages

	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	Wins
Pinnacle Classical Academy	23.3	24.1	23.8	22.2	9.0	2.3
Challenger	24.8	24.3	24.6	23.4	15.0	2.8

Head-to-Head

Pinnacle Classical Academy won on 8/26/2025

8/26 @ 5:30p S1 S2 S3 S4 Wins

PCA 32 22 25 25 3
Challenger 30 25 23 17 1

The Pinnacle Classical Academy (Shelby, NC) varsity volleyball team won Tuesday's away conference match against Challenger (Hickory, NC) by a score of 3-1.
Box score
Challenger won last month

9/24 @ 5p S1 S2 S3 S4 Wins

Challenger 25 22 25 25 3
PCA 18 25 22 20 1

The Challenger (Hickory, NC) varsity volleyball team won Wednesday's away conference match against Pinnacle Classical Academy (Shelby, NC) by a score of 3-1.
Box score

9/24 @ 5p	S1	S2	S3	S4	Wins
Challenger	25	22	25	25	3
PCA	18	25	22	20	1

Team Stat Comparison

Pinnacle Classical Academy		Challenger
337	Kills	197
64	Total Blocks	39
199	Serving Aces	161
313	Digs	524
223	Assists	150
462	Receptions	444

Team Leaders

Pinnacle Classical Academy		Challenger	National Avg.
#7 Lily Wellmon116	Kills	#23 Kate Hightower55	37
#9 Iymani Coleman39	Total Blocks	#11 Sicily Lewis19	8
#7 Lily Wellmon55	Serving Aces	#8 Addison Jones36	12
#45 Lily Brown103	Digs	18/99 Gabriela Ramirez-Soto134	58
#8 Evie Harmon104	Assists	#8 Addison Jones139	36
#45 Lily Brown170	Receptions	18/99 Gabriela Ramirez-Soto108	61

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Pinnacle Classical Academy	8-0		Challenger	10-0

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
9/3/25	Pinnacle Classical Academy	Lake Lure Classical Academy	(W) 3-0	8/28/25	Challenger	Lake Lure Classical Academy	(W) 3-0
9/5/25	Pinnacle Classical Academy	Long Shoals Wesleyan Academy	(W) 3-0	9/4/25	Long Shoals Wesleyan Academy	Challenger	(W) 3-0
10/6/25	Long Shoals Wesleyan Academy	Pinnacle Classical Academy		9/16/25	Challenger	Long Shoals Wesleyan Academy	(W) 3-0
9/9/25	Veritas Christian Academy	Pinnacle Classical Academy	(W) 3-1	9/18/25	Veritas Christian Academy	Challenger	(W) 3-0
9/12/25	Haywood Christian Academy	Pinnacle Classical Academy	(W) 3-1	8/18/25	Haywood Christian Academy	Challenger	(W) 3-2
9/16/25	Pinnacle Classical Academy	Christian Family Academy	(W) 3-1	9/2/25	Christian Family Academy	Challenger	(W) 3-0
9/23/25	Christian Family Academy	Pinnacle Classical Academy	(W) 3-0	10/6/25	Challenger	Christian Family Academy	(W) 3-0
9/19/25	Pinnacle Classical Academy	Community Christian Academy	(W) 3-0	9/11/25	Community Christian Academy	Challenger	(W) 3-1
10/7/25	Community Christian Academy	Pinnacle Classical Academy		9/30/25	Challenger	Community Christian Academy	(W) 3-1
9/29/25	The Master's Academy	Pinnacle Classical Academy	(W) 3-0	10/2/25	The Master's Academy	Challenger	(W) 3-0

Record Breakdown

Pinnacle Classical Academy (25-26)		Challenger (25-26)
9-4	Overall	11-1
9-1	League	11-1
0-3	Non-League	0-0
1-1	Head to Head	1-1
8-0	Common Opponent	10-0
4-3	Home	6-1
5-1	Away	5-0
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-0	Playoff	0-0
9-2	In-State	11-1
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0