Asheville Christian Academy has gone a perfect 10-0 against Carolina Day recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Lions will be playing at home against the Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Asheville Christian Academy's victory against Rabun Gap-Nacoochee wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Lions narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Eagles 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Lions have posted since August 21st.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (106-104) Asheville Christian Academy actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 16-25, 25-17, 25-23, 20-25, 18-16.
Rachel Bass
| 09/25/25 @ Rabun Gap-Nacoochee | 19 |
| 09/22/25 @ Brevard | 14 |
| 09/15/25 vs Christ Church Episcopal | 12 |
| 09/11/25 @ Carolina Day | 3 |
| 09/09/25 vs Rabun Gap-Nacoochee | 16 |
| + 7 more games |
Asheville Christian Academy's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Rachel Bass, who had 19 digs and three assists, and Leighton Baldwin, who had four digs and three aces. That's the most digs Bass has posted since back in August.
They weren't the only good servers: Asheville Christian Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 11 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Carolina Day, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They put the hurt on Spartanburg Day with a sharp 3-0 win on Friday. The Wildcats haven't had any issues with the Griffins recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Carolina Day took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-15, 25-10.
Carolina Day's win bumped their record up to 3-9. As for Asheville Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 17-1.
Asheville Christian Academy took their win against Carolina Day in their previous meeting on September 11th by a conclusive 3-0 score. Will the Lions repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
