After a string of nine wins, Central Texas Christian's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell 3-1 to Grace Academy. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Lions of the 3-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in August.
Central Texas Christian started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-19, 25-20, 25-22.
Hayleigh Hennig paced Central Texas Christian's offense, picking up 22 kills. Hennig got some help from
Brianna Beltran and her 27 assists.
Avery Sindel and
Kaitlyn Byrd kept things locked in from the service line: the pair finished with three aces apiece.
Central Texas Christian's loss dropped their record down to 34-16. As for Grace Academy, the win (which was their 14th in a row) raised their record to 24-4.
Central Texas Christian will challenge Lutheran at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Grace Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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