Venture Academy was the 3-0 winner over Stagg when they last played one another back in August of 2017, but their luck changed this time around. The Venture Academy Mustangs fell just short of the Stagg Delta Kings by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Mustangs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Venture Academy took Stagg into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. After all that action, the final score was 25-12, 25-23, 22-25, 23-25, 15-10.
Even though they lost, Venture Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive matches.
Rachael Symoungkhoune went supernova for Stagg, getting 23 digs. Symoungkhoune is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 15 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Araceli Lupian, who had six digs and three aces.
Venture Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Stagg, their win ended a ten-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-8.
Venture Academy will head out to challenge Chavez at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Chavez is coming into the game with three straight victories at home, so Venture Academy will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Stagg, they will head out on the road to square off against Tokay at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Tokay will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Stagg surely won't give up without a fight.
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