Newberry Academy will be taking part in a tournament against the Curtis Baptist Crusaders at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday.
On October 9th, Newberry Academy came up short against Curtis Baptist and fell 3-1. The loss continues a trend for Newberry Academy in their meetings with Curtis Baptist: they've now lost five in a row.
Newberry Academy was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Curtis Baptist work for it, especially in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 24-26, 25-22, 26-24.
Curtis Baptist found their leader in sophomore Nata Kilroy, who had 17 digs. Kilroy has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more digs the last four times she's played.
Curtis Baptist was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive contests.
Newberry Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Curtis Baptist, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season.
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