After flying high against Winston Salem Christian on Tuesday, High Point Christian Academy came back down to earth. The Cougars fell 3-1 to the Gaston Christian Eagles on Thursday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 2-1 two weeks ago.
High Point Christian Academy started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 25-18, 26-24, 25-12.
Kinslee Britton paced High Point Christian Academy's offense, picking up nine kills. Britton got some help from Landyn Smith and her 15 assists. Smith was also solid from the service line: she led the team with six aces.
Leading Gaston Christian to victory were Ava Russell and Hayden Parsons. Russell had 19 digs, while Parsons had nine digs and three aces. Those 19 digs gave Russell a new career-high.
High Point Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Gaston Christian, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-3.
High Point Christian Academy and Gaston Christian will both get their first taste of in-conference action in their upcoming games. The Cougars will challenge rival Caldwell Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Gaston Christian is set to face off against their familiar foe Concord Academy at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
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