Newberry Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 3-1 to the Curtis Baptist Crusaders. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against Curtis Baptist this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-1 back in September.
Newberry Academy was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Curtis Baptist work for it, especially in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 24-26, 25-22, 26-24.
Curtis Baptist found their leader in sophomore Nata Kilroy, who had 17 digs. Kilroy has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more digs the last four times she's played.
Newberry Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Curtis Baptist, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record up to 12-5.
Newberry Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Curtis Baptist, they will take on Mead Hall Episcopal School at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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