Volleyball Recap: Elite Scholars Academy Comes Up Short

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Elite Scholars Academy can now relate to. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Coosa Eagles on Wednesday. The loss continues a trend for the Royal Knights in their meetings with the Eagles: they've now lost three in a row.

Kennedi Walker paced Elite Scholars Academy's offense, picking up 28 kills. Walker got some help from Za'Niyah Harris and her 36 assists.

Coosa got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Ava King out in front who had 18 digs and seven aces. Those seven aces gave King a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Whitley Sharpe, who had 11 kills, nine digs, and two aces.

Elite Scholars Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 11-20. As for Coosa, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-18 record this season.

Elite Scholars Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Coosa, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-1 loss against Lake Oconee Academy on the 18th.