If Chelsea Academy was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Trinity Christian last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Chelsea Academy Knights fell just short of the Fredericksburg Christian Eagles by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Knights' defeat signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Chelsea Academy took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 25-18, 27-29, 22-25, 25-16, 15-10.
Even though they lost, Chelsea Academy kept the net locked down and finished the game with 11 blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Fredericksburg Christian had a senior duo take command as Layna Thomas had 37 digs and Bekah Geldart had ten digs and three aces. That's the most aces Geldart has posted since back in September.
Chelsea Academy's loss ended a nine-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 14-5. As for Fredericksburg Christian, they pushed their record up to 19-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
Chelsea Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-1 defeat against The Covenant on the 16th. As for Fredericksburg Christian, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Collegiate at 6:00 p.m.
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