Faith Baptist School hasn't had much luck against Calvary Christian Academy recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Faith Baptist School Falcons' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Calvary Christian Academy LIONS at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Faith Baptist School took on Holly Grove Christian on Thursday. Faith Baptist School skirted past Holly Grove Christian 3-2.
Faith Baptist School was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-27, 25-19, 22-25, 26-24, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Calvary Christian Academy put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Chestertown Christian Academy.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-7, 25-18, 25-6.
Calvary Christian Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Alyssa Burack (HS) led the charge by getting ten aces and five kills. That's the most aces Burack (HS) has posted in her last nine games. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Burack, who had eight aces and three digs.
She wasn't the only good server: Calvary Christian Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in 16 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Faith Baptist School's victory bumped their record up to 7-5. As for Calvary Christian Academy, they pushed their record up to 15-0 with the win, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Faith Baptist School suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Calvary Christian Academy when the teams last played back in September. Can Faith Baptist School avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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