Volleyball Recap: Dorchester Academy Takes a Loss

Dorchester Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They were a single set away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of the St. John's Christian Academy Cavaliers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Cavaliers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 last Monday.

Dorchester Academy took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 22-25, 23-25, 25-19, 15-12.

Kylie Finley went supernova For St. John's Christian Academy., getting eight kills, seven digs, and five blocks. That's the most kills Finley has posted over her last seven matches. The team also got some help courtesy of Chandler Cumbie, who had 11 kills and four digs.

Dorchester Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 1-11. As for St. John's Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 14-8.

Dorchester Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against Charleston Collegiate on the 20th. St. John's Christian Academy has also already played their next matchup (against Williamsburg Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.