Lakewood Presbyterian is 7-0 against Dallas Academy since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Lakewood Presbyterian Knights will square off against the Dallas Academy Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Lakewood Presbyterian took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Dallas Christian Academy.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Lakewood Presbyterian took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-5, 25-14, 25-14.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lakewood Presbyterian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sarah Parrott, who had five aces and two kills. Parrott is crushing it when it comes to aces: she's served at least two every time she's taken the court this season.
Lakewood Presbyterian 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 13 aces in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, everything went Dallas Academy's way against Grace Covenant Academy on Thursday as Dallas Academy made off with a 3-0 victory.
The final score came out to 25-21, 25-23, 25-23.
Dallas Academy's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Sylvia Dunbar, who had six aces and a kill. The team also got some help courtesy of Amelia Hoerig, who had four kills and three aces.
Lakewood Presbyterian has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-6 record this season. As for Dallas Academy, they pushed their record up to 7-6 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Everything went Lakewood Presbyterian's way against Dallas Academy when the teams last played two weeks ago, as Lakewood Presbyterian made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lakewood Presbyterian since the squad 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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