Ascension Episcopal and Lafayette Christian Academy are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2017, but not for long. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Ascension Episcopal comes in on five and Lafayette Christian Academy on 24.
Last Thursday, Ascension Episcopal made easy work of Vermilion Catholic and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Lafayette Christian Academy extended their home winning streak to 16 games dating back to last season thanks to a huge performance from Sydney Williams. Lafayette Christian Academy had just enough and edged Westminster Academy out 3-2 on Wednesday thanks in part to Williams, who had 22 digs, two aces, and a block. She is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last eight games she's played.
Lafayette Christian Academy got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 28-30, 25-20, 25-21, 15-7.
Lafayette Christian Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in nine consecutive matchups.
Ascension Episcopal is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 13-8-1 record this season. As for Lafayette Christian Academy, their record now sits at 35-3.
Ascension Episcopal came up short against Lafayette Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Ascension Episcopal avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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