East Central HomeSchool and Ezekiel Academy met for a duel on Thursday where East Central HomeSchool had to take the L. The East Central HomeSchool Patriots lost 3-0 to the Ezekiel Academy Knights. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Patriots of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Monday.
East Central HomeSchool couldn't get the W, but boy did they fight for it: two sets took extra rallies. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 28-26, 25-21, 29-27.
Even though they lost, East Central HomeSchool kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 1.2 blocks per game earlier this season, but in their last ten matchups they've averaged 7.7.
Lailyn Shelton was the offensive standout of the game as she had ten digs and two aces. She has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last three times she's played.
East Central HomeSchool is on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-12. As for Ezekiel Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7-1 record this season.
After both having extra time off, East Central HomeSchool and Legacy/Essential Church School will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. East Central HomeSchool is facing Legacy/Essential Church School at the right time seeing as Legacy/Essential Church School is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Ezekiel Academy, they will challenge Ballard Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Ezekiel Academy is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
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