After flying high against Duncan on Tuesday, Ray came back down to earth. The Bearcats lost 3-0 to the Cicero Prep Academy Centurions on Thursday. If the Bearcats were looking for revenge after losing 3-0 to the Centurions when the teams met back in October of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
While Ray was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Cicero Prep Academy's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-5, 25-6, 25-10.
Leading Cicero Prep Academy to victory were Grace Combs and Nicole Damian. Combs had 18 assists, while Damian hit 87.5% for seven kills and nine assists and eight aces. Those 87.5% hitting percentage gave Damian a new career-high.
Ray's defeat dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Cicero Prep Academy, they pushed their record up to 20-8 with the win, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season.
Ray has already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against San Simon on the 4th. As for Cicero Prep Academy, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Superior at 6:00 p.m. on the 14th.
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