After flying high against Tri-State Christian last Tuesday, Quad Cities Christian came back down to earth. The Eagles fell 3-1 to the Morning Star Academy Mustangs on Tuesday. The Eagles were not able to make up for their defeat to the Mustangs from their previous meeting back in September of 2024.
Quad Cities Christian started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 24-26, 25-16, 25-17, 25-20.
Ayda Kyer paced Quad Cities Christian's offense, picking up 12 kills. Kyer got some help from Maddy Bollinger and her 13 assists.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Morning Star Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Morgan Tipsword, who had eight digs and four aces. Tipsword is crushing it when it comes to aces: she's served at least four every time she's taken the court this season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Quad Cities Christian fell to 2-1. As for Morning Star Academy, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Quad Cities Christian wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-2 loss against Unity Christian on the 4th. As for Morning Star Academy, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Faith Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The Mustangs are facing the Falcons at the right time seeing as the Falcons are stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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