Pace Academy faced Lovett in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Knights fell just short of the Lions by a score of 2-1. The Knights were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Lions apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September of 2024.
Lawson Monroe paced Pace Academy's offense, picking up 13 kills. Monroe got some help from Britton McGurn and her 12 assists.
Lovett's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Margaux Godfrey led the charge by getting 15 digs and five assists. That's the most assists Godfrey has posted since back in August. Another player making a difference was Ali Wainwright, who had 14 assists and six digs.
This is the second loss in a row for Pace Academy and nudges their season record down to 19-7. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 23-6 McIntosh (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 87.4% over those games). As for Lovett, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 21-1.
Pace Academy has already played their next matchup, a 2-0 win against Midtown on the 25th. As for Lovett, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 2-0 victory against McIntosh on the 18th.
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