Riverside Academy had to hit the road for their first game and it wasn't the result they were hoping for. They fell 2-0 to the John Curtis Christian Patriots on Saturday. The Rebels haven't had much luck with the Patriots recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-22.
John Curtis Christian was led to victory by Marissa Taix and Mikaela Duncan. Taix had 13 digs and two aces, while Duncan had four aces. The dominant performance gave Duncan a new career-high in aces.
The win was the third in a row for John Curtis Christian, bringing their record for this year to 7-1.
Riverside Academy will look to take advantage of their home-court for the first time this season as they take on St. Charles Catholic at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for John Curtis Christian, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 victory vs. South Lafourche on the 14th.
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