St. David is 0-10 against Wake Christian Academy since September of 2014 but things could change on Thursday. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 6:00 p.m.
St. David's is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their tenth straight game last Tuesday. They came up short against GRACE Christian, falling 3-0.
St. David's was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made GRACE Christian work for it, especially in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-9, 25-6.
Meanwhile, Wake Christian Academy waltzed into their game last Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Crusaders by a score of 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 28-26, 23-25, 25-17, 25-21.
Wake Christian Academy got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Evann Curry out in front who had 15 digs. Curry has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more digs the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Milligan, who had four digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Wake Christian Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 13 aces in three consecutive matches.
St. David's defeat dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Wake Christian Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
St. David's suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Wake Christian Academy when the teams last played two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Curry, who had 16 digs and six aces. Now that St. David's knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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