The New School was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 13th straight loss. They came up short against the Atlanta Jewish Academy Jaguar, falling 3-0. The result was an unpleasant reminder to The New School of the 3-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
The New School was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Atlanta Jewish Academy work for it, especially in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-16, 27-25.
Several The New School players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Chloe Jones, who had 13 digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Jones a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Eleanor Godsey, who had eight digs, three kills, two aces, and a block.
She wasn't the only good server: The New School 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 five aces in three consecutive games.
The New School's loss dropped their record down to 0-13. As for Atlanta Jewish Academy, the win snapped their losing streak at six games and leaves them with a 3-12 record.
The New School is on the road again on Wednesday to play Academe of the Oaks at 5:00 p.m. The New School is facing Academe of the Oaks at the right time seeing as Academe of the Oaks is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Atlanta Jewish Academy, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-2 defeat vs. Cristo Rey Atlanta on the 1st.
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