Lipscomb Academy has gone 7-2 against Christ Presbyterian Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Lipscomb Academy Mustangs will take on the Christ Presbyterian Academy Lions at 5:00 p.m.
Lipscomb Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Tennessee's top teams: Brentwood, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Lipscomb Academy was ranked 20th). Lipscomb Academy fell just short of Brentwood by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. The Mustangs' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Lipscomb Academy started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 12-25, 26-28, 25-21, 25-19, 15-9.
Despite the defeat, Lipscomb Academy had strong showings from Mary Katherine Hall, who had 30 digs and three aces, and Emory Slack, who had 16 digs. That's the most aces Hall has posted since back in September of 2023.
Even though they lost, Lipscomb Academy 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 five aces in 13 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Christ Presbyterian Academy rose to the challenge on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Tigers. The win was familiar territory for the Lions who have now won four matches in a row.
Christ Presbyterian Academy's got stronger as the match went on, holding Ensworth to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-21, 25-13.
Christ Presbyterian Academy's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Estelle Smith, who had four digs and four aces, and Mally Morrell, who had 18 digs. Smith is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last ten games she's played dating back to last season.
Lipscomb Academy's loss dropped their record down to 16-7. As for Christ Presbyterian Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Lipscomb Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Christ Presbyterian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Lipscomb Academy came up short against Christ Presbyterian Academy in their previous matchup back in September, falling 3-1. Can Lipscomb Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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