Evangel Christian had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Wiregrass Kings 2-1. This was payback for the Lightning, who suffered a 3-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
Evangel Christian had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-17, 15-10.
Evangel Christian was led to victory by Lydia Joy Whorton and Gracie Vines. Whorton had eight digs and three aces, while Vines had five digs. Whorton is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Evangel Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 25-7-1 record this season. As for Wiregrass, the defeat snapped their winning streak at seven games and leaves them with a 13-5 record.
Evangel Christian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-1 loss against Tuscaloosa Home Educators on the 19th. As for Wiregrass, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 2-0 win against East Central HomeSchool on the 19th.
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