After flying high against Germantown Christian on Monday, CHESS Christian came back down to earth. The Royals fell just short of the Hillsboro Christian Academy Crusaders by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Crusaders this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in September.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, CHESS Christian sadly dropped the once that decided the match. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 11-25, 25-7, 19-25, 15-10.
Izzy Geise paced CHESS Christian's offense, picking up seven kills. Geise got some help from Greta Miron and her 23 assists. Miron was also solid from the service line: she led the team with six aces.
CHESS Christian dropped their record down to 13-12 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Hillsboro Christian Academy, their win bumped their record up to 14-10.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming matchups. CHESS Christian will square off against Spring Valley Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Hillsboro Christian Academy, they will take on Varsity Opponent at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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