The Faith Lutheran Lions will venture away from home to square off against the Trinity Christian Academy Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Thursday, Faith Lutheran didn't have quite enough to beat Lakewood Presbyterian and fell 3-2. The Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Faith Lutheran was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Lakewood Presbyterian work for it, especially in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 23-25, 13-25, 28-26, 15-8.
Meanwhile, Trinity Christian Academy came tearing into Thursday's game with five straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 3-0 victory.
One reason for the win was Trinity Christian Academy's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-18, 25-12.
Trinity Christian Academy got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Cenzie Pyeatt out in front who had 11 kills and three aces. Pyeatt is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served three or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Rimini Covington, who had four kills, two aces, and 15 assists.
She wasn't the only good server: Trinity 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 nine aces in six consecutive matches.
Faith Lutheran's defeat dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Trinity Christian Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.
Faith Lutheran suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Trinity Christian Academy in their previous matchup on Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pyeatt, who had nine kills, six aces, and 22 assists. Now that Faith Lutheran 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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