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 welcome the Wake Christian Academy Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Coastal Christian is probably headed into the game 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. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 18-25, 14-25, 25-21, 25-23, 15-10.
Meanwhile, Wake Christian Academy entered their tilt with Grace Christian on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Crusaders by a score of 3-1.
The match finished with set scores of 28-26, 23-25, 25-17, 25-21.
Wake Christian Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from 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 matches.
Coastal Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Wake Christian Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
Coastal Christian came up short against Wake Christian Academy when the teams last played 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? There's only one way to find out.
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