Volleyball Recap: Grace Academy Comes Up Short in High-Profile Contest with Martinsburg

Grace Academy is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Martinsburg. The Knights fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 2-1. The Knights were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Bulldogs apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.

Anjali Vemuri

Digs

10/11/25 vs Martinsburg	17
10/11/25 vs Spring Mills	15
10/09/25 @ Saint James	17
10/06/25 vs Cumberland Valley Christian	3
10/03/25 vs Calvary Christian Academy	6
+ 15 more games

When it comes to explaining why Grace Academy lost, don't look at Anjali Vemuri. Despite the final result, she had 17 digs and one assist. With that strong performance, Vemuri is now averaging an impressive 10 digs per game.

This is the second loss in a row for Grace Academy and nudges their season record down to 17-3. As for Martinsburg, their victory bumped their record up to 15-6.

Grace Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 win against Jefferson on the 11th. As for Martinsburg, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 2-1 defeat against Hedgesville on the 11th.