Davidson Day was the 3-0 winner over Carmel Christian when they last played one another back in October of 2021, but their luck changed this time around. The Patriots fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Patriots have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back matches.
Davidson Day actually scored more points across those five sets (105-97), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The final score came out to 28-26, 12-25, 25-22, 17-25, 15-7.
Alexia Hatzopoulos paced Davidson Day's offense, picking up 13 kills. Hatzopoulos got some help from Dara Polk and her 18 assists. Reese Mitchell controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
Carmel Christian can attribute much of their success to Ava Spratt, who had 17 digs and two aces. What's more, Spratt posted four assists, the most she's had since back in August.
Davidson Day's loss dropped their record down to 12-9. As for Carmel Christian, their win bumped their record up to 4-8.
Coming up, Davidson Day will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Ambassador Christian School at 5:15 p.m. The Lions will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something the Patriots surely won't give up without a fight. As for Carmel Christian, they will head out on the road to take on Charlotte Latin at 6:15 p.m. on Monday.
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