Chardon's tournament run continued when they took on Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy on Thursday. The Chardon Hilltoppers fell just short of the Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy Royals by a score of 3-2. While the Hilltoppers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Royals 25-21 in the first set.
Chardon took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-19, 19-25, 25-13, 15-13.
Several Hilltoppers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Morgan Kilpeck, who had 18 digs. Kilpeck has been hot , having posted ten or more digs the last five times she's played. Another player making a difference was Abby Kolcum, who had 12 digs and 12 assists.
Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy was led to victory by Hallie Hendrickx and Ella Tate. Hendrickx had 32 digs, while Tate had eight digs and two aces.
Chardon's defeat dropped their record down to 13-12. As for Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 16-9 record this season.
Chardon does not have any more games scheduled as of now. After both having extra time off, Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy and Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin sitting on three straight wins and Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy on eight.
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