Wiregrass hasn't had much luck against Evangel Christian recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 4:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Wiregrass sitting on four straight wins and Evangel Christian on three.
Last Friday, Wiregrass was able to grind out a solid victory over Community Leadership Academy, taking the game 2-0.
After all that action, the final score was 25-19, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Evangel Christian earned a 3-1 win over Ezekiel Academy on Tuesday.
Evangel Christian was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next three for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-23, 25-20, 25-18.
Gracie Vines had an outrageously good game as she had 17 digs.
Evangel Christian 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 six aces in four consecutive matches.
Wiregrass' record is now 4-0. As for Evangel Christian, they pushed their record up to 11-5-1 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Wiregrass has serving mastered this season, having averaged 16.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Evangel Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Wiregrass came up short against Evangel Christian when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Wiregrass avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
