Heritage Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were a single set away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of Winston Academy. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against Winston Academy this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 2-1 on Saturday.
Heritage Academy wouldn't go down easily and took Winston Academy into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking seven-point loss. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-18, 22-25, 18-25, 15-8.
Abby Edwards paced Heritage Academy's offense, picking up nine kills. Edwards got some help from Hunter Hill and her ten assists. Hill was also solid from the service line: she led the team with seven aces.
Winston Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Lynnlee Cefalu led the charge by getting eight assists and four aces. Cefalu is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in each of the last three games she's played. Carsen Mcadory was another key player, getting 15 digs and one assist.
Heritage Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Winston Academy, the win (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 10-3.
Heritage Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-2 loss against Grace Christian on the 14th. As for Winston Academy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-0 defeat against Rossville Christian Academy on the 15th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
