Volleyball Game Preview: Lake Lure Classical Academy Plays at Home

By Team Reports Sep 17, 2024, 1:48am

Volleyball Preview: Lake Lure Classical Academy Raptors vs. Community Christian Academy Warriors

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Lake Lure Classical Academy and Community Christian Academy are an even 4-4 against one another since September of 2015, but not for long. The Lake Lure Classical Academy Raptors will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against the Community Christian Academy Warriors at 4:00 p.m. Community Christian Academy took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Lake Lure Classical Academy, who comes in off a win.

Last Tuesday, Lake Lure Classical Academy sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over The Master's Academy. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Raptors.

Lake Lure Classical Academy took The Master's Academy into a fifth set where they got it done with a nine-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 21-25, 17-25, 25-20, 15-6.

Lake Lure Classical Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Finny White led the charge by getting seven aces and a block. With that strong performance, White is now averaging an impressive 2.1 aces per game. Another player making a difference was Yzzy Staley, who had six kills and five aces.

Meanwhile, Community Christian Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They lost 3-0 to Pinnacle Classical Academy.

Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-11, 25-22.

Lake Lure Classical Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 4-5 record this season. As for Community Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.

Lake Lure Classical Academy suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Community Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in August of 2023. Will Lake Lure Classical Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.

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