Asheville Christian Academy is 10-0 against Carolina Day since September of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Asheville Christian Academy Lions will be playing at home against the Carolina Day Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. The timing is sure in Asheville Christian Academy's favor as the squad sits on eight straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Carolina Day has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Last Wednesday, everything went Asheville Christian Academy's way against Hendersonville as Asheville Christian Academy made off with a 3-0 win.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-14, 25-19.
Asheville Christian Academy relied on the efforts of Layla Wright, who had 20 assists, and Rachel Bass, who had six digs and three aces. Wright is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted eight or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season.
Asheville Christian Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in ten consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Carolina Day came up short against Asheville School (Independent) on Tuesday and fell 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-20, 23-25, 25-23, 25-18.
Paige Howard put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had 15 digs and two aces.
Asheville Christian Academy's victory bumped their record up to 10-0. As for Carolina Day, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's contest: Asheville Christian Academy has serving mastered this season, having averaged 12 aces per game. However, it's not like Carolina Day struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Asheville Christian Academy took their win against Carolina Day in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Asheville Christian Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Carolina Day turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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