It was a good run, but Sandy Creek unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Trinity Christian Lions by a score of 3-2. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Patriots of the 2-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
Sandy Creek took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 25-11, 13-25, 23-25, 25-12, 15-13.
Despite the loss, Sandy Creek had strong showings from Kendall Davison, who had 12 digs, and Ariyana Johnson, who had 13 kills, 11 digs, and two aces. Johnson is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had seven or more in the last 11 games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Sandy Creek was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive matchups.
Sandy Creek's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-24. As for Trinity Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 27-7 record this season.
Sandy Creek does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Trinity Christian, they will play host again on Wednesday to welcome St. Francis, where the match is scheduled at 6:00 p.m.
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