Coastal Christian and Wake Christian Academy are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2021, but not for long. The Coastal Christian Centurions will take on the Wake Christian Academy Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Coastal Christian is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering John Paul II Catholic just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Saints by a score of 3-2.
Coastal Christian actually scored more points across those five sets (104-97), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 14-25, 25-21, 25-23, 15-10.
Meanwhile, Wake Christian Academy waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Crusaders.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 28-26, 23-25, 25-17, 25-21.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Wake Christian Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Evann Curry, who had 15 digs. Curry is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 15 or more in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Milligan, who had four digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Wake Christian Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 13 aces in three consecutive contests.
Coastal Christian's loss dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Wake Christian Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
Coastal Christian came up short against Wake Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wake Christian Academy's Lydia Deans, who had 17 digs and six aces. Now that Coastal Christian knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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