Central Texas Christian and Faith Academy squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Central Texas Christian had to settle for second. They fell 3-1 to the Faith Academy Flames. The Lions were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Flames apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October.
Central Texas Christian was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Faith Academy work for it, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 26-24, 14-25, 25-23.
Despite the defeat, Central Texas Christian saw an underclassman step up: freshman Kaitlyn Byrd had eight digs and two aces.
Byrd wasn't the only good server: Central Texas Christian 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 eight aces in four consecutive matches.
Central Texas Christian's loss dropped their record down to 35-17. As for Faith Academy, the win got them back to even at 18-18-2.
Central Texas Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Faith Academy, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Providence Classical at 1:00 p.m. Providence Classical will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Faith Academy surely won't give up without a fight.
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