After flying high against South Mecklenburg last Tuesday, Metrolina Christian Academy came back down to earth. The Warriors fell just short of the Covenant Day Lions by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The matchup marked the Warriors' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Metrolina Christian Academy took Covenant Day into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking 13-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-20, 25-17, 16-25, 15-2.
Tyler Gadd paced Metrolina Christian Academy's offense, picking up 22 kills. Gadd got some help from Daniel Titherington and his 36 assists. Matthew Wilson controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
Covenant Day got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Ben Keefer out in front who had 43 assists and three digs. Keefer is on a roll when it comes to assists, as he's now posted 13 or more in each of the last 16 games he's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Duh Mang, who had 18 digs and two aces.
Having lost for the first time this season, Metrolina Christian Academy fell to 4-1. As for Covenant Day, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 7-1.
Coming up, Metrolina Christian Academy will head out on the road to challenge Union Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Cardinals will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something the Warriors surely won't give up without a fight. As for Covenant Day, they have already played their next contest, a 3-2 defeat against Weddington on the 9th.
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