Evangel Christian had already won two in a row, and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Ezekiel Academy Knights by a score of 3-1. That's more bragging rights for the Lightning, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Evangel Christian was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next three for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-23, 25-20, 25-18.
Gracie Vines was a one-man wrecking crew for Evangel Christian as she had 17 digs.
Evangel Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive games.
Ezekiel Academy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Bailey Geesey, who had four digs and four aces.
Evangel Christian is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5-1 record this season. As for Ezekiel Academy, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-5-1.
After both having extra time off, Evangel Christian and Wiregrass will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Evangel Christian will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Ezekiel Academy, they will face off against Southern Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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