Midtown faced Pace Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Midtown took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Pace Academy. Midtown hasn't had much luck with Pace Academy recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
While Midtown ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-17.
Brennan Fritts paced Midtown's offense, picking up six kills. Fritts got some help from Lucy Konisky and her 16 assists. Julianna Richman controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Midtown's loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 25-9. As for Pace Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season.
Coincidentally, Midtown and Pace Academy will both be playing Mays the next time they take the court. Pace Academy will head out to face Mays at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, while Midtown will play them later in the day, at 7:30 p.m.
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