It was a good run, but Stargate School unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Wednesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. Mary's Academy Wildcats. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Stargate School actually scored more points across those four sets (84-83), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 8-25, 25-17, 25-23.
Despite the loss, Stargate School still got an impressive performance from Morgan Stitzer, who had 28 digs and three aces. With that strong performance, Stitzer is now averaging an impressive 10.5 digs per game.
Even though they lost, Stargate School was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 21 consecutive contests.
Stargate School's defeat ended an 11-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 18-3. As for St. Mary's Academy, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 10-7.
Stargate School will challenge Jefferson Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Stargate School is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road. As for St. Mary's Academy, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats faces off against Littleton at 6:15 p.m. on Friday.
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