Briarcrest Christian is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Madison-Ridgeland Academy. The Briarcrest Christian Saints fell just short of the Madison-Ridgeland Academy Patriots by a score of 2-1. The Saints' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Briarcrest Christian actually scored more points across those three sets (56-54), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 14-25, 25-23, 15-8.
Madison-Ridgeland Academy found their leader in underclassman Ella Eatherly, who had five aces and 11 assists. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Eatherly now posted nine or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
Briarcrest Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 16-6. As for Madison-Ridgeland Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 26-3.
Briarcrest Christian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 win vs. Lamar on the 21st. Madison-Ridgeland Academy has also already played their next matchup, a 2-0 victory against Lausanne Collegiate on the 21st.
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