Volleyball Preview: Wake Christian Academy Bulldogs vs. GRACE Christian Eagles
After two games on the road, Wake Christian Academy is heading back home. They will welcome the GRACE Christian Eagles at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Wake Christian Academy will be strutting in after a win while GRACE Christian will be coming in after a loss.
On Thursday, Wake Christian Academy made easy work of Trinity Academy and carried off a 3-0 victory.
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.
Meanwhile, 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 Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-19, 25-13.
Wake Christian Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for GRACE Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-12.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: Wake Christian Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 13.1 aces per game. However, it's not like GRACE Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Wake Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid win over GRACE Christian when the teams last played last Tuesday, winning 3-1. Will Wake Christian Academy repeat their success, or does GRACE Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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