After flying high against BASIS - Chandler last Wednesday, Heritage Academy came back down to earth. The Heroes fell just short of the East Valley Athletes for Christ Eagles by a score of 3-2 on Monday. The Heroes were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Eagles apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September of 2022.
Heritage Academy started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 15-25, 21-25, 25-14, 25-13, 18-16.
Heritage Academy's loss ended a three-match streak of away wins and brought them to 9-5. As for East Valley Athletes for Christ, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
Coming up, Heritage Academy will face off against Heritage Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for East Valley Athletes for Christ, they will take on Trinity Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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