The Faith Academy Flames will challenge the Keystone Cobras at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Faith Academy has four straight wins, Keystone has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Thursday, Faith Academy made easy work of San Juan Diego Catholic and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Faith Academy took every set by at least ten points. The final score came out to 25-9, 25-15, 25-13.
Faith Academy's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Ella Chavira, who had eight assists and five aces, and Ava Beltran, who had four aces and three digs. That's the most aces Chavira has posted over her last six matchups. Elizabeth Neeley also deserves some recognition as she had her first block of the season.
They weren't the only good servers: Faith Academy 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 seven aces in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Keystone lost 3-0 to Central Texas Christian on Saturday.
Keystone took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-15, 25-18.
Faith Academy's win bumped their record up to 19-6. As for Keystone, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-10-1.
Faith Academy might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Keystone when the teams last played back in October of 2024. Will the Flames have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
