Volleyball Recap: Prospect Ridge Academy Takes a Tough Playoff Loss

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Prospect Ridge Academy can now relate to. They lost 3-0 to The Classical Academy Titans on Saturday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Miners have suffered since October 4th.

Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-15, 25-17.

Brianna Bransom paced Prospect Ridge Academy's offense, picking up five kills. Bransom got some help from Natalie Rooks and her 16 assists. Finally, Molly McLemore kept Prospect Ridge Academy's defense grounded, leading the team with four blocks.

Leading The Classical Academy to victory were Bella Klaus and Maggie Johnson. Klaus had 16 digs and three aces, while Johnson had three digs and 30 assists. Johnson is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 16 or more in the last six games she's played.

Prospect Ridge Academy moved to 13-11 with that defeat, which also ended their five-game winning streak. As for The Classical Academy, the victory was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-6.

Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Strasburg the next time they take the court. Prospect Ridge Academy will head out to face Strasburg at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, while The Classical Academy will play them later in the day, at 3:30 p.m.

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