On Tuesday, Christ Presbyterian Academy faced Lipscomb Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Christ Presbyterian Academy Lions lost 3-0 to the Lipscomb Academy Mustangs. The Lions were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Mustangs apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Lipscomb Academy scored at least 18 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-18, 25-19.
Despite the loss, Christ Presbyterian Academy had strong showings from Mally Morrell, who had 22 digs, and Estelle Smith, who had six digs and 11 assists. Morrell is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season.
Leading Lipscomb Academy to victory were Mary Katherine Hall and Zoe Picardo. Hall had 25 digs, while Picardo had six digs and three aces. That's the most aces Picardo has posted in her last eight games.
Christ Presbyterian Academy's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 23-5. As for Lipscomb Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season.
As of now, neither Christ Presbyterian Academy nor Lipscomb Academy have any future games scheduled.
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