The Lucy Beckham Bengals will face off against the North Myrtle Beach Chiefs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Lucy Beckham is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: Wando, who was ranked seventh at the time (Lucy Beckham was ranked 13th). The Bengals fell 3-1 to the Warriors on Tuesday. The Bengals' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Wando scored at least 17 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-19, 23-25, 25-17.
Meanwhile, North Myrtle Beach came up short against Wando on Saturday and fell 2-0.
North Myrtle Beach couldn't get the win, but they sure gave Wando a tough time in the first set. The final score came out to 34-32, 25-14.
Lucy Beckham will have to keep a close watch on Mikayla Altena and Katlyn Powers, a pair of players who had a big impact on North Myrtle Beach's prior game. Altena had 30 assists and 11 digs, while Powers had ten digs. Altena is crushing it when it comes to assists: she's posted at least 12 every time she's taken the court this season.
North Myrtle Beach's defeat dropped their record down to 32-5. As for Lucy Beckham, their loss dropped their record down to 24-9.
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