Westminster Catawba Christian has been on the road for three straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Gaston Christian Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Westminster Catawba Christian will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating SouthLake Christian Academy, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Westminster Catawba Christian won by a set and slipped past SouthLake Christian Academy 3-2.
Westminster Catawba Christian took SouthLake Christian Academy into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. After all that action, the final score was 25-16, 23-25, 15-25, 25-23, 15-9.
Meanwhile, Gaston Christian earned a 3-1 win over Concord Academy on Tuesday.
In the three sets Gaston Christian was on fire: they won each by at least eight points. The final score came out to 25-12, 22-25, 25-13, 25-17.
Gaston Christian can attribute much of their success to Hayden Parsons, who had seven digs and seven aces, and Peyton Hunsucker, who had two aces and 15 assists. Hunsucker is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted nine or more in the last 22 games she's played dating back to last season.
Gaston Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive matchups.
Westminster Catawba Christian is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for Gaston Christian, they pushed their record up to 5-6 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Westminster Catawba Christian came out on top in a nail-biter against Gaston Christian in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Gaston Christian's Ava Russell, who had 25 digs. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Westminster Catawba Christian still be able to contain Russell? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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