If Germantown Academy was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Mt. St. Joseph Academy on Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Germantown Academy Patriots fell just short of Academy-Notre Dame De Namur by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Patriots of the 3-2 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Germantown Academy sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-22, 21-25, 25-11, 22-25, 15-8.
Germantown Academy's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Abby Traina, who had nine digs and two aces, and Hadley Evans, who had nine kills and five digs. Traina is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Germantown Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last six matchups.
Germantown Academy's loss dropped their record down to 16-8-1. As for Academy-Notre Dame De Namur, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 10-4.
Germantown Academy will be playing at home against Baldwin at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Germantown Academy is facing Baldwin at the right time seeing as Baldwin is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Academy-Notre Dame De Namur, they will head out on the road to take on Mt. St. Joseph Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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