Elbert lost against Evangel Christian Academy back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Elbert Bulldogs came up short against the Evangel Christian Academy Eagles, falling 3-0. The Bulldogs haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Elbert took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-15, 25-17.
Even though they lost, Elbert 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 ten aces in five consecutive matches.
Evangel Christian Academy had a senior duo take command as Ellie Hatcher had 12 digs and Sammy Ortega had 11 digs.
Elbert's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-6. As for Evangel Christian Academy, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 11-7.
Elbert has already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against The Colorado Springs School on the 17th. As for Evangel Christian Academy, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Cotopaxi at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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