Northeast Academy is on a four-game streak of home losses, Ridgecroft an eight-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change on Thursday. The Northeast Academy Eagles will square off against the Ridgecroft Rams at 5:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Northeast Academy came up short against Pungo Christian Academy on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-14, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Ridgecroft came up short against Albemarle School on Tuesday and fell 3-1.
Ridgecroft started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 17-25, 25-20, 25-17, 26-24.
Despite the defeat, Ridgecroft had strong showings from Lacey Berryman, who had seven digs and 14 assists, and Laurali Lassiter, who had five blocks and a kill. That's the most blocks Lassiter has posted since back in August.
Northeast Academy's loss dropped their record down to 3-13. As for Ridgecroft, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-16.
Northeast Academy skirted past Ridgecroft 3-2 in their previous meeting on Monday. Does Northeast Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ridgecroft turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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