Volleyball Recap: South Philadelphia Takes a Loss

By Team Reports Oct 22, 2024, 8:15am

Volleyball Recap: South Philadelphia Rams vs. Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush KNIGHTS

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South Philadelphia lost against Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush back in September of 2021, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The South Philadelphia Rams fell just short of the Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush KNIGHTS by a score of 3-2. While the Rams didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the KNIGHTS 25-21 in the first set.

South Philadelphia started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 24-26, 25-8, 25-20, 15-7.

Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jhenna Rizq out in front who had ten kills and seven aces. Those seven aces gave Rizq a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Nadiya Salikhova, who had ten aces and three kills.

South Philadelphia's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush, they now have a winning record of 7-6.

South Philadelphia does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush, they will challenge Nueva Esperanza at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday.

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