If Pinnacle Classical Academy was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Christian Family Academy on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Eagles took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Challenger Firebirds on Wednesday. The Eagles' defeat signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Challenger scored at least 18 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 22-25, 25-22, 25-20.
Lily Wellmon
| 09/24/25 vs Challenger | 9 |
| 09/23/25 vs Christian Family Academy | 9 |
| 09/19/25 @ Community Christian Academy | 5 |
| 09/16/25 @ Christian Family Academy | 11 |
| 09/12/25 vs Haywood Christian Academy | 9 |
| + 15 more games |
Despite the loss, Pinnacle Classical Academy still got an impressive performance from Lily Wellmon, who had 14 digs, nine kills, six aces, and one block. Wellmon has been hot for a while, having posted five or more kills the last 20 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Gracie Mode, who had four digs and three aces.
Challenger was led to victory by Kate Hightower and Addison Jones. Hightower had 32 digs, six kills, and three aces, while Jones had 15 digs, three aces, and one block. Those 15 digs gave Jones a new career-high.
Pinnacle Classical Academy's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 8-1 and their overall record down to 8-3. As for Challenger, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 8-1.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Pinnacle Classical Academy will challenge rival The Master's Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Challenger is set to take on their familiar foe Community Christian Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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