The Lawrence Academy Warriors will challenge the Statesville Christian Lions at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Lawrence Academy comes in on 15 and Statesville Christian on three.
Lawrence Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over Lee Christian.
Lawrence Academy got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-5, 30-28.
Meanwhile, Statesville Christian posted their closest win since September 12th on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Halifax Academy 3-2.
Statesville Christian wouldn't go down easily and took Halifax Academy into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The final score came out to 29-27, 25-15, 16-25, 26-28, 15-13.
Statesville Christian found their leader in sophomore Abbey Wright, who had 24 digs and three aces. Wright has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last three times she's played.
Statesville Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 15 aces in three consecutive contests.
Lawrence Academy's win bumped their record up to 24-2. As for Statesville Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 14-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's match: Lawrence Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 17.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Statesville Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.9 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
