Georgetown Day is ranked highly in their home state and on Wednesday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Potomac School. The Georgetown Day Mighty Hoppers won by a set and slipped past the Potomac School Panthers 3-2. The win was just business as usual for the Mighty Hoppers, who after 22 games remain undefeated this season.
Georgetown Day took Potomac School into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-20, 25-10, 24-26, 15-11.
Shiraz Benyoucef had an outrageously good game as she had 26 digs.
Georgetown Day was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in 16 consecutive games.
Despite the loss, Potomac School saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Sophia Grimm had 11 digs and 16 assists. Grimm has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more assists the last four times she's played.
Georgetown Day's victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 22-0. As for Potomac School, with the defeat, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 12-3.
Georgetown Day will take on Bullis at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Potomac School does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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