Volleyball Preview: GRACE Christian Eagles vs. Wake Christian Academy Bulldogs
The GRACE Christian Eagles's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Wake Christian Academy Bulldogs at 6:15 p.m. on Friday.
It was a Battle of the Birds when GRACE Christian duked it out withRavenscroft on Tuesday. GRACE Christian came up short against Ravenscroft, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-19, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Wake Christian Academy had already won six in a row and they went ahead and made it seven on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Tigers.
While Wake Christian Academy won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-23, 25-13.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Wake Christian Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Grace Milligan, who had four aces and three digs. With that strong performance, Milligan is now averaging an impressive 2 aces per game.
Wake Christian Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
GRACE Christian has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-12 record this season. As for Wake Christian Academy, they pushed their record up to 18-5 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: GRACE Christian has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Wake Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 13.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
GRACE Christian came up short against Wake Christian Academy in their previous matchup last Tuesday, falling 3-1. Can GRACE Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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