Christ Presbyterian Academy hasn't had much luck against Lipscomb Academy recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Christ Presbyterian Academy Lions will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the Lipscomb Academy Mustangs, where the match is scheduled at 5:00 p.m. Lipscomb Academy took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Christ Presbyterian Academy, who comes in off a win.
Christ Presbyterian Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They blew past Ensworth 3-0.
One reason for the win was Christ Presbyterian Academy's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-21, 25-13.
Christ Presbyterian Academy can attribute much of their success to Estelle Smith, who had four digs and four aces, and Mally Morrell, who had 18 digs. Smith is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last ten games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Lipscomb Academy faced Brentwood in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Lipscomb Academy fell just short of Brentwood by a score of 3-2. The Mustangs' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Lipscomb Academy started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 12-25, 26-28, 25-21, 25-19, 15-9.
Lipscomb Academy's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Mary Katherine Hall, who had 30 digs and three aces, and Emory Slack, who had 16 digs. That's the most aces Hall has posted since back in September of 2023.
Even though they lost, Lipscomb Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 13 consecutive matches.
Christ Presbyterian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season. As for Lipscomb Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Christ Presbyterian Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Lipscomb Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Christ Presbyterian Academy beat Lipscomb Academy 3-1 when the teams last played back in September. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Slack, who had 19 digs and two aces. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Christ Presbyterian Academy still be able to contain Slack? There's only one way to find out.
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