Calvary Baptist Academy faced Victory Baptist Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Patriots fell just short of the Saints by a score of 3-2. The Patriots were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Saints apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2024.
Calvary Baptist Academy wouldn't go down easily and took Victory Baptist Academy into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking seven-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-20, 21-25, 19-25, 15-8.
Despite the loss, Calvary Baptist Academy still got an impressive performance from Ellie Russo, who had 11 digs and four aces. Russo has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last four times she's played. Daisy Runyan also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.
Patriots
| 09/02/25 @ Victory Baptist Academy | 2-3 |
| 08/28/25 @ Covenant | 3-0 |
| 08/25/25 vs Teays Valley Christian | 3-0 |
| 08/22/25 vs Grace Christian | 3-0 |
| 08/21/25 vs Ignite Athletics | 2-0 |
The defeat snapped Calvary Baptist Academy's winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 5-2 record. As for Victory Baptist Academy, their record is now 5-1.
Calvary Baptist Academy has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against Cross Lanes Christian on the 4th. As for Victory Baptist Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 win against Varsity Opponent on the 4th.
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