New Heights Christian Academy entered their tilt with Jefferson Independent Day on Thursday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They skirted past the Jefferson Independent Day Cavaliers 3-2. That's more bragging rights for the Cougars, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
New Heights Christian Academy had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-27, 25-8, 25-20, 15-11.
New Heights Christian Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in four consecutive matches.
Several Cavaliers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Maggie Sutton, who had 45 digs and a kill. With that strong performance, Sutton is now averaging an impressive 20.7 digs per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Lead Studer, who had 26 digs, six kills, and 24 assists.
New Heights Christian Academy's victory bumped their record up to 13-8-2. As for Jefferson Independent Day, the loss snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 11-6-2 record.
New Heights Christian Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against McDonald County on the 7th. As for Jefferson Independent Day, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 victory against Verona on the 5th.
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