Ahoskie Christian are taking a road trip to  challenge the New Life Academy Bobcats  at 5:00  p.m.  on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Ahoskie Christian has six straight  wins, New Life Academy has four straight  defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Ahoskie Christian proved they can win big  on Friday (they won by three) and  on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They won by a  set and slipped past Bethel Assembly Christian Academy  3-2. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
 Ahoskie Christian had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 18-25, 26-28, 25-18, 25-18,  15-10.

 Bryleigh Bradley
| 10/07/25 vs Bethel Assembly Christian Academy | 5 | 
| 09/25/25 vs New Life Academy | 4 | 
| 09/04/25 @ Suffolk Christian Academy | 3 | 
| 09/30/25 @ Mount Calvary Christian Academy | 2 | 
| 09/09/25 vs Mount Calvary Christian Academy | 2 | 
Ahoskie Christian's win  was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from   Bryleigh Bradley, who  had five  aces and one assist. Those  five  aces gave  Bradley a new career-high.
 Bradley wasn't the only good servers: Ahoskie Christian  was lethal from the service line and  finished the match with 24  aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now  served at least seven  aces in 19 consecutive  matches.
Meanwhile, New Life Academy came up short against  Bethel Christian on Friday, falling  3-0.
 The final score came out to 25-19, 25-19,  25-16.
 New Life Academy's loss dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Ahoskie Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 16-7.
 Ahoskie Christian beat New Life Academy 3-1  in their previous meeting  two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ahoskie Christian since the  squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.