Volleyball Recap: Lake Lure Classical Academy Raptors vs. The Master's Academy Lions
Lake Lure Classical Academy won the last time they faced The Master's Academy, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Lake Lure Classical Academy Raptors had just enough and edged The Master's Academy Lions out 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Raptors.
Lake Lure Classical Academy was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 21-25, 17-25, 25-20, 15-6.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lake Lure Classical Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Finny White, who had seven aces, a kill, and a block. With that strong performance, White is now averaging an impressive 2.1 aces per game. Another player making a difference was Yzzy Staley, who had six kills and five aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Lake Lure Classical Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as The Master's Academy only served 14.
When it comes to explaining why The Master's Academy lost, don't look at Madison Gouge. Despite the final result, she had six kills and five aces. That's the most aces Gouge has posted since back in October of 2023.
Lake Lure Classical Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 4-5 record this season. As for The Master's Academy, their defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-8.
Lake Lure Classical Academy will take on Community Christian Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are at an even 4-4 against one another since September of 2015, but likely not for long. As for The Master's Academy, they will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Veritas Christian Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The last three games The Master's Academy has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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