On Wednesday, Sacred Heart Academy faced Lauralton Hall in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Sacred Heart Academy narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Lauralton Hall Crusaders 3-2. The win was nothing new for Sacred Heart Academy as they're now sitting on ten straight.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Sacred Heart Academy got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-17, 20-25, 25-20, 20-25, 15-8.
Annika Burr paced Sacred Heart Academy's offense, picking up 20 kills. Burr got some help from
JJ Kirck and her 38 assists. Burr was also solid from the service line: she led the team with four aces.
Lauralton Hall's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Amirah Easter, who had 21 kills, ten digs, and a block. With that strong performance, Easter is now averaging an impressive 12.1 assists per game. Another player making a difference was Norah Mcnichols, who had 20 kills, six digs, and three blocks.
Sacred Heart Academy's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-2. As for Lauralton Hall, their loss dropped their record down to 18-2.
Sacred Heart Academy has already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Amistad on the 18th. As for Lauralton Hall, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-1 victory against Guilford on the 18th.
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