Ezekiel Academy entered their game against Evangel Christian on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Ezekiel Academy Knights took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Evangel Christian Lightning. It was the first time this season that the Knights let down their fans at home.
Ezekiel Academy took a 1-0 lead headed into the second set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-23, 25-20, 25-18.
Several Knights players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Bailey Geesey, who had four digs and four aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Ezekiel Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 12 consecutive matchups.
Gracie Vines went supernova for Evangel Christian, getting 17 digs.
Ezekiel Academy's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-5-1. As for Evangel Christian, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-5-1.
Ezekiel Academy is taking a road trip to take on Southern Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. After both having extra time off, Evangel Christian and Wiregrass will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Wiregrass will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Evangel Christian surely won't give up without a fight.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
