Mount Olive Christian faced Ascension Classical in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Mount Olive Christian fell just short of Ascension Classical by a score of 3-2. While Mount Olive Christian didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating Ascension Classical 25-20 in the first set.
Mount Olive Christian actually scored more points across those five sets (105-101), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-22, 25-21, 16-25, 15-12.
Maeva Sitagata paced Mount Olive Christian's offense, picking up 20 kills. Sitagata really made an impact as she also led the team in assists with 12. She was also solid from the service line: she led the team with 12 aces.
Mount Olive Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 10-5. As for Ascension Classical, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-3.
Mount Olive Christian wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 3-0 loss against Word of God Academy on the 2nd. After both having extra time off, Ascension Classical and ARC Academy will shake off the rust and duke it out at 6:00 p.m. on the 5th.
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