With a playoff game on the line, Marco Island Academy rose to the challenge on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Neumann Celtics , sneaking past 3-2. The Rays have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Celtics, too.
Marco Island Academy was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (105-103), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-20, 21-25, 17-25, 15-13.
Sophia Ogdin was nothing short of spectacular: she had 17 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 15 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Despite the loss, Neumann still got an impressive performance from Ivanna Karakosta, who had 20 digs.
Marco Island Academy pushed their record up to 14-7 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Neumann, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-10 record this season.
Marco Island Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 3-0 loss against First Baptist Academy on the 15th. Neumann does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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