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| 08/18/25 - Home | 3-2 W |
| 08/26/24 - Away | 3-0 W |
| 10/10/23 - Home | 1-3 L |
| 10/18/22 - Home | 0-3 L |
| 10/10/22 - Away | 3-0 W |
| 08/24/21 - Home | 0-3 L |
Challenger took care of business in their home opener (barely) on Monday. They had just enough and edged out the Haywood Christian Academy Red Wolves 3-2. The Firebirds have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Red Wolves, too.
Challenger had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 23-25, 25-23, 25-19, 15-7.
Their offense was headlined by Kate Hightower and Gabriela Ramirez-Soto, who picked up four kills apiece. They got some help from Addison Jones and her 13 assists. Yareli Saucedo-Garcia controlled things from the service line, finishing with five aces.
Haywood Christian Academy is on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Challenger is set to face off against their familiar foe Nebo Crossing Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Haywood Christian Academy will challenge rival Blue Ridge Early College at 5:30 p.m. on the 26th.
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