The Asheville Christian Academy Lions will square off against the Hickory Christian Academy Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Asheville Christian Academy will be coming into the game with an undefeated record on the line.
Last Friday, Asheville Christian Academy got the win against Asheville School (Independent) by a conclusive 3-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-18, 25-12.
Layla Wright and Haleigh Kamer were among the main playmakers for Asheville Christian Academy as the former had two aces and 17 assists and the latter hit 81% for 18 killsthree aces and a block. The dominant performance gave Kamer a new career-high in hitting percentage.
Asheville Christian Academy 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 nine aces in 12 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Hickory Christian Academy hadn't done well against University Christian recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Hickory Christian Academy blew past University Christian 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-18, 25-11, 25-16.
Asheville Christian Academy pushed their record up to 12-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Hickory Christian Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
Everything went Asheville Christian Academy's way against Hickory Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in September of 2020 as Asheville Christian Academy made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Asheville Christian Academy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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