King's Academy lost against Leigh back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The King's Academy Knights fell just short of the Leigh Longhorns by a score of 2-1. While the Knights didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Longhorns 25-22 in the first set.
King's Academy started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-14, 16-14.
King's Academy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Bella Giles, who had four aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Micaela Wu, who had five digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: King's Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in three consecutive contests.
King's Academy now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Leigh, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-10.
King's Academy has already played their next matchup, a 2-0 win against Evergreen Valley on the 5th. As for Leigh, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 loss against Carmel on the 5th.
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