The Wake Christian Academy Bulldogs will square off against the Cape Fear Academy Hurricanes at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Wake Christian Academy sitting on 12 straight wins and Cape Fear Academy on three.
Wake Christian Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They came out on top against GRACE Christian by a score of 3-1.
Meanwhile, Cape Fear Academy hadn't done well against Coastal Christian recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. The Hurricanes won by a set and slipped past the Centurions 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Hurricanes have posted since September 11th.
Cape Fear Academy was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (111-98), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 17-25, 14-25, 26-24, 26-24, 15-13.
Cape Fear Academy's win came from a few key players Wake Christian Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Lila Hammer, who had 16 assists and 13 digs. She has been hot for a while, having posted 12 or more assists the last 31 times she's played.
Cape Fear Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces every time they've taken the court this season.
Wake Christian Academy's win bumped their record up to 24-7. As for Cape Fear Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 15-5.
Wake Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Cape Fear Academy in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. Do the Bulldogs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Hurricanes turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
