On Thursday, Christian Academy-Louisville faced Ballard in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Christian Academy-Louisville Centurions fell just short of the Ballard Bruins by a score of 3-2. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Centurions of the 3-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
Christian Academy-Louisville wouldn't go down easily and took Ballard into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The final score came out to 25-11, 25-13, 13-25, 21-25, 18-16.
Christian Academy-Louisville's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Katrina Oswald, who had 18 digs, and Lexi Schaffner, who had nine digs. Oswald has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more digs the last four times she's played.
Among those leading the charge was Ahtziry Medina, who had 12 digs.
Christian Academy-Louisville's defeat dropped their record down to 32-4. As for Ballard, they pushed their record up to 28-7 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home.
Christian Academy-Louisville will challenge Assumption at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Assumption will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Christian Academy-Louisville surely won't give up without a fight. As for Ballard, they will play host again on Monday to welcome Male, where the match is scheduled at 7:00 p.m.
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