Woodward Academy came tearing into Thursday's match with 14 straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the McIntosh Chiefs 2-1. For the War Eagles, this counts as revenge for the 3-1 loss the Chiefs walked away with the last time they faced one another back in August of 2023.
Woodward Academy had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-17, 15-11.
Despite the loss, McIntosh still got an impressive performance from Ava Underwood, who had 12 digs.
Woodward Academy's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 27-1. As for McIntosh, the defeat snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 20-7 record.
Woodward Academy will square off against Tri-Cities at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Woodward Academy is facing Tri-Cities at the right time seeing as Tri-Cities is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for McIntosh, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Morrow at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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