The Winston Salem Christian Lions will head out to challenge the Central Davidson Spartans at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Winston Salem Christian is coming into the match hot, having won their last nine games.
It was a proper cat-fight when Winston Salem Christian faced off against John Yowell Academy on Wednesday. The Lions blew past the Panthers 3-0.
Winston Salem Christian not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept John Yowell Academy between 18 and 20 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-18, 25-20.

Ben Ducusen
04/30/25 @ John Yowell Academy | 4 |
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04/16/25 vs Central Davidson | 1 |
04/10/25 @ R.J. Reynolds | 1 |
Ben Ducusen and Vinluke Branscome were among the main playmakers for Winston Salem Christian as the former had eight digs and one block and the latter had nine assists and two aces. The dominant performance also gave Ducusen a new career-high in kills (four).
They weren't the only good server: Winston Salem Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Central Davidson made easy work of Gray Stone Day on Wednesday and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Spartans.
Central Davidson was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-15, 25-22.
Winston Salem Christian pushed their record up to 9-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Central Davidson, their record is now 7-8.
Winston Salem Christian took their win against Central Davidson in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 3-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lions since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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