Christian Heritage faced Mount St. Mary in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Crusaders came up short against the Rockets, falling 3-0. The Crusaders have struggled against the Rockets recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Christian Heritage was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-22, 25-18.
Leading Mount St. Mary to victory were Cheyenne Denwalt and Brecken Smiley. Denwalt had ten digs and two aces, while Smiley had eight digs. That's the most digs Smiley has posted since back in August.
Christian Heritage's loss dropped their record down to 14-12. As for Mount St. Mary, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-10 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming matches. Christian Heritage will be taking part in a tournament against Community Christian at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Mount St. Mary, they will head out to challenge Bishop Kelley at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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