If Providence Academy was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Tri-Cities Christian on Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Providence Academy fell just short of the Gate City Blue Devils by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The loss put an end to Providence Academy's undefeated start to the season.
Providence Academy actually scored more points across those five sets (104-99), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 12-25, 25-23, 22-25, 15-12.
Madi Hatfield and Margo Baldridge certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Hatfield had 19 digs and five assists, while Baldridge had ten kills, nine digs, and three aces.
Leading Gate City to victory were Sophie Webb and Ava Jennings. Webb had 31 assists and three digs, while Jennings had five kills and four digs. Those 31 assists gave Webb a new career-high.
Having lost for the first time this season, Providence Academy fell to 3-1. As for Gate City, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Looking ahead, Providence Academy will take on David Crockett at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Gate City, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 3-1 win against Virginia High on the 27th.
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