After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Rocky Mount Academy, Liberty Christian Academy was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Harrells Christian Academy Crusaders. That's more bragging rights for the Heat, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Liberty Christian Academy had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-10, 25-16, 25-13.
Liberty Christian Academy had a senior duo take command as Presleigh Padgett had 13 digs and 11 aces and Jadea James had 14 kills, six digs, six blocks, and two aces. James has been hot, having posted eight or more kills the last seven times she's played. Another player making a difference was Sam Hearn, who had 24 assists and four digs.
Liberty Christian Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 24 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since the start of last season.
Heat
| 09/02/25 vs Harrells Christian Academy | 3-1 |
| 08/26/25 vs Faith Christian | 3-1 |
| 08/22/25 vs Southeastern Christian Academy | 3-0 |
| 08/15/25 vs Varsity Opponent | 3-0 |
| 10/07/24 vs Greenfield | 3-0 |
| 10/04/24 vs Epiphany | 3-0 |
Liberty Christian Academy pushed their record up to 4-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Harrells Christian Academy, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7.
Liberty Christian Academy has already played their next game (against Wayne Country Day), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Harrells Christian Academy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Epiphany on the 4th.
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