The North Myrtle Beach Chiefs will venture away from home to take on the Lucy Beckham Bengals at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
North Myrtle Beach is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: Wando, who was ranked seventh at the time (North Myrtle Beach was ranked second). The Chiefs fell 2-0 to the Warriors on Saturday. The Chiefs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back matches.
North Myrtle Beach couldn't get the win, but they sure gave Wando a tough time in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 34-32, 25-14.
Mikayla Altena
| 10/11/25 @ Wando | 30 |
| 10/11/25 vs Nation Ford | 27 |
| 10/11/25 vs River Bluff | 20 |
| 10/11/25 vs Ashley Hall | 12 |
| 10/10/25 vs Bishop England | 30 |
| + 31 more games |
Despite the defeat, North Myrtle Beach had strong showings from Mikayla Altena, who had 30 assists and 11 digs, and Katlyn Powers, who had ten digs. Altena is crushing it when it comes to assists: she's posted at least 12 every time she's taken the court this season.
Meanwhile, Lucy Beckham came up short against Wando on Tuesday and fell 3-1. The Bengals have struggled against the Warriors recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
While Lucy Beckham ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-19, 23-25, 25-17.
Lucy Beckham's loss dropped their record down to 24-9. As for North Myrtle Beach, their defeat dropped their record down to 32-5.
North Myrtle Beach came out on top in a nail-biter against Lucy Beckham in their previous matchup on Friday, sneaking past 2-1. Will the Chiefs repeat their success, or do the Bengals have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
