Social Circle was the 2-0 winner over Atlanta Classical Academy when they last played one another two weeks ago, but their luck changed this time around. The Social Circle Redskins fell just short of the Atlanta Classical Academy Cavaliers by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. While the Redskins didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Cavaliers 25-23 in the first set.
Social Circle 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 23-25, 24-26, 31-29, 25-18, 15-8.
Social Circle's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Hazel Campos, who had 17 kills, 14 digs, and four aces. The dominant performance gave Campos a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Middlebrooks, who had 22 digs and six aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Social Circle was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Social Circle's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-14. As for Atlanta Classical Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-16 record this season.
As of now, neither Social Circle nor Atlanta Classical Academy have any future games scheduled.
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