After flying high against Bernalillo last Thursday, Hope Christian came back down to earth. The Hope Christian Huskies fell just short of the Albuquerque Academy Chargers by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Huskies have struggled against the Chargers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Hope Christian wouldn't go down easily and took Albuquerque Academy into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking ten-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-9, 25-22, 26-28, 15-5.
Ruby Winham had a dynamite game for Albuquerque Academy, getting 15 digs and seven aces. The dominant performance gave Winham a new career-high in aces.
Hope Christian's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-6. As for Albuquerque Academy, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 14-7.
Hope Christian has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Valley on the 30th. As for Albuquerque Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-1 victory against Del Norte on the 31st.
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