On Tuesday, Flint Hill faced Potomac School in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Flint Hill Huskies fell just short of the Potomac School Panthers by a score of 3-2. The Huskies were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Panthers apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in November of 2023.
Flint Hill started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 18-25, 25-21, 25-17, 15-11.
Flint Hill's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Kadi Pynchon, who had 36 digs and two aces, and Delaney Malloy, who had 22 digs. With that strong performance, Pynchon is now averaging an impressive 11 digs per game.
Even though they lost, Flint Hill was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in nine consecutive games.
Flint Hill's defeat dropped their record down to 17-4. As for Potomac School, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season.
Flint Hill is on the road again on Friday to play Collegiate at 6:00 p.m. As for Potomac School, they will play host again on Wednesday to welcome Virginia Academy, where the match is scheduled at 4:15 p.m. Virginia Academy will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Potomac School surely won't give up without a fight.
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