Nansemond-Suffolk Academy is on a four-game streak of home losses, and Atlantic Shores Christian a three-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Monday. The Nansemond-Suffolk Academy Saints will be playing at home against the Atlantic Shores Christian Seahawks at 6:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Nansemond-Suffolk Academy had taken Peninsula Catholic down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Tuesday. The Saints fell 3-1 to the Knights.
The final score came out to 25-19, 23-25, 25-13, 25-17.
Nansemond-Suffolk Academy's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Jossy Byars, who had 16 assists and 15 digs, and Addy Smith, who had ten digs and one assist.
Meanwhile, Atlantic Shores Christian didn't have quite enough to beat Denbigh Baptist Christian on Tuesday and fell 3-2.
Atlantic Shores Christian was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Denbigh Baptist Christian work for it, especially in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 24-26, 26-24, 20-25, 25-20, 15-11.
Atlantic Shores Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 7-14. As for Nansemond-Suffolk Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 3-10.
Nansemond-Suffolk Academy took their win against Atlantic Shores Christian when the teams last played back in September of 2024 by a conclusive 3-0 score. Will the Saints repeat their success, or do the Seahawks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
