St. Mary's Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell just short of the Heritage Preparatory Rams by a score of 3-2. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Bobcats of the 3-2 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in August.
St. Mary's Academy started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 24-26, 25-14, 25-20, 25-22.
Several Bobcats players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Shamyiah Thrash, who had four digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: St. Mary's Academy 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 eight consecutive matchups.
St. Mary's Academy's loss dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Heritage Preparatory, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 7-5.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Cristo Rey Atlanta the next time they take the court. Heritage Preparatory will host Cristo Rey Atlanta at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, while St. Mary's Academy will host them at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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