After flying high against Lutheran last Thursday, Faith Academy came back down to earth. The Faith Academy Flames fell just short of the Central Texas Christian Lions by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Flames of the 3-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
Faith Academy actually scored more points across those five sets (112-111), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 28-26, 22-25, 25-22, 16-14.
Despite the loss, Faith Academy saw an underclassman step up: Ava Beltran had 13 digs. Those 13 digs set a new season-high mark for Beltran.
Even though they lost, Faith Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive matches.
Central Texas Christian found their leader in underclassman Kaitlyn Byrd, who had 19 digs and two aces.
Faith Academy now has a losing record at 15-16-2. As for Central Texas Christian, their victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 29-15.
Faith Academy will head out to square off against San Marcos Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Faith Academy is facing San Marcos Academy at the right time seeing as San Marcos Academy is stuck on a ten-game losing streak. As for Central Texas Christian, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Live Oak Classical at 6:00 p.m.
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