King's Academy had already won seven in a row and they went ahead and made it eight on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Calvary Christian Academy Eagles , sneaking past 3-2. The Lions have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Eagles, too.
King's Academy had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 19-25, 22-25, 25-22, 25-17, 15-11.
King's Academy can attribute much of their success to Sidney Saltalamacchia, who had 12 digs and two aces.
King's Academy is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Calvary Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-8.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions takes on Pine Crest at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. King's Academy is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road. As for Calvary Christian Academy, they will square off against Westminster Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Westminster Christian will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Calvary Christian Academy surely won't give up without a fight.
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