The Evangel Christian Lightning will square off against the Tuscaloosa Home Educators Warriors at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Evangel Christian took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Sunshine S as they made off with a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Evangel Christian took every set by at least 22 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-3, 25-2, 25-3.
Anna Carlisle
| 08/26/25 vs Sunshine S | 12 |
| 10/07/24 vs Southern Christian | 8 |
| 09/28/24 vs Morgan Academy | 3 |
| 09/28/24 vs South Choctaw Academy | 3 |
| 08/31/24 vs Bradley Knights | 3 |
Evangel Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Anna Carlisle led the charge by getting 12 aces. Those 12 aces gave Carlisle a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Makayla Cranford, who hit 100% for five kills and 22 aces and two blocks.
Meanwhile, Tuscaloosa Home Educators strolled into their game on Tuesday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They came within a single set of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against Southern Academy.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Tuscaloosa Home Educators who won the one that mattered. The final score came out to 25-17, 15-25, 25-19, 21-25, 15-12.
Tuscaloosa Home Educators' victory bumped their record up to 11-0. As for Evangel Christian, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
Evangel Christian couldn't quite get it done against Tuscaloosa Home Educators in their previous meeting back in October of 2024 as they fell 2-0. Can the Lightning avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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