On Tuesday, Regents faced Jackson Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Regents Lions lost 3-0 to the Jackson Academy Raiders. The loss continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Raiders: they've now lost seven in a row.
While Regents was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Jackson Academy's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-16, 26-24.
Despite the loss, Regents still got an impressive performance from Sadie Smith, who had 15 digs and four aces. That's the most aces Smith has posted since back in August.
Anna Holladay Craft went supernova for Jackson Academy, getting 27 digs.
Regents' defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-9. As for Jackson Academy, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 28-15-3.
Regents does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Jackson Academy, they will challenge Presbyterian Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Jackson Academy has won five straight at home, while Presbyterian Christian won three straight on the road), something that'll have to change.
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