After flying high against Lancaster Baptist last Tuesday, Desert Christian came back down to earth. The Desert Christian Knights fell just short of the Trinity Classical Academy Knights by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. Desert Christian's loss signaled the end of their nine-game winning streak.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Desert Christian sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 19-25, 25-23, 15-25, 15-12.
Despite the loss, Desert Christian still got an impressive performance from Talia Large, who had 15 digs.
Even though they lost, Desert Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in seven consecutive matchups.
Among those leading the charge was Chloe Horning, who had 14 digs and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted in her last seven matches.
Desert Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 15-6-1. As for Trinity Classical Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-7 record this season.
Desert Christian has already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Vasquez on the 8th. As for Trinity Classical Academy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against The Palmdale Aerospace Academy on the 8th.
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