Alabama Christian began and ended their week with Area victories over Dadeville and in between split a tri-match at home by defeating Brew Tech and falling to Catholic. ACA moved to 3-1 in the Area with a showdown looming with PCA next week for the top spot in the standings.
On Monday, the Eagles dominated Dadeville in three straight, 25-15, 25-3, 25-6. Alyson Thornton, Paige Henry and Taegan Scott each had four kills to lead the team. Eight different players recorded kills in the contest. Thornton also contributed seven aces and sixteen assists to lead the squad in both categories while Annabelle Pugh had a team-high eight digs.
ACA hosted a tri-match on Tuesday as they fell in two to Catholic, but bounced back to defeat Brew Tech, 25-18, 23-25, 15-11, in three to earn the split. Paige Henry led the team with eight kills followed by Elizabeth Belcher with seven while Alyson Thornton and Taegan Scott finished with six apiece. Once again, Thornton led the team in aces and assists with four and nineteen, respectively. Annabelle Pugh had eleven digs.
The week ended with the second defeat over Dadeville to sweep the season series. ACA prevailed 25-15, 25-7, 25-12. Elizabeth Belcher and Alyson Thornton sparked the attack with seven kills each. Four players, Anna Prempromat, Paige Henry, Sydney Jones and Erin Simmons, each produced three kills. Thornton’s seven aces led the squad while Henry and Tori Keller each had three. Prempromat led the team with 15 assists with Annabelle Pugh recording a team-high eight digs.