Volleyball Preview: Pine Crest Panthers vs. Calvary Christian Academy Eagles
Pine Crest and Calvary Christian Academy are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2016, but not for long. The Pine Crest Panthers will welcome the Calvary Christian Academy Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
Pine Crest is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Downtown Doral with a sharp 3-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Panthers have posted since September 17th.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Pine Crest took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-14, 25-6.
Meanwhile, Calvary Christian Academy waltzed into their match on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came out on top against the Spartans by a score of 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-22, 23-25, 25-17, 25-17.
Hailee Centeno went supernova for Calvary Christian Academy, getting 13 digs and four aces. Those four aces gave Centeno a new career-high.
She wasn't the only good server: Calvary Christian Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 12 consecutive contests.
Pine Crest's victory bumped their record up to 16-7. As for Calvary Christian Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season.
Pine Crest came out on top in a nail-biter against Calvary Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in August, sneaking past 3-2. Does Pine Crest have another victory up their sleeve, or will Calvary Christian Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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