Amelia Academy lost against Southampton Academy back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Amelia Academy Patriots lost 3-0 to the Southampton Academy Raiders. The Patriots have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While Amelia Academy had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 18 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-18, 25-20.
Despite the loss, Amelia Academy still got an impressive performance from Macy Barnard, who had eight aces and three kills.
She wasn't the only good server: Amelia Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in four consecutive matches.
Southampton Academy was led to victory by Emery Watson and Audrey Sawyer. Watson had eight aces, while Sawyer had six digs and two aces. Those eight aces gave Watson a new career-high.
Amelia Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Southampton Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9-2 record this season.
Amelia Academy and Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot are set to duel on Tuesday. As for Southampton Academy, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Kenston Forest at 6:00 p.m.
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