Volleyball Game Preview: Lakeway Christian Academy Heads Out

By Team Reports Sep 14, 2024, 2:18am

Volleyball Preview: Lakeway Christian Academy Lions vs. Christian Academy of Knoxville Warriors

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The Lakeway Christian Academy Lions will challenge the Christian Academy of Knoxville Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Lakeway Christian Academy will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.

Last Thursday, Lakeway Christian Academy made easy work of Apostolic Christian and carried off a 3-0 win.

Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Lakeway Christian Academy took every set by at least 15 points. The final score came out to 25-7, 25-9, 25-10.

Lakeway Christian Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, Christian Academy of Knoxville unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Thursday. They came up short against Grace Christian Academy, falling 3-0.

After all that action, the final score was 25-19, 25-17, 25-19.

Lakeway Christian Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season. As for Christian Academy of Knoxville, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-6.

Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's game: Lakeway Christian Academy has serving mastered this season, having averaged 11.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Christian Academy of Knoxville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.

Lakeway Christian Academy took their victory against Christian Academy of Knoxville when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lakeway Christian Academy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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