Oaks Christian is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Casteel. The Lions fell just short of the Colts by a score of 2-1. While the Lions didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Colts 25-20 in the first set.
Oaks Christian started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-22, 15-11.
Jady Mape paced Oaks Christian's offense, picking up nine kills. Mape got some help from Kiah Wong and her 16 assists. Wong was also solid from the service line: she led the team with two aces.
Leading Casteel to victory were Isabel Penrose and Daycee Pierce. Penrose had 11 digs and two assists, while Pierce had seven digs and three aces. That's the most aces Pierce has posted since back in August.
Oaks Christian's loss dropped their record down to 19-4. As for Casteel, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season.
Oaks Christian has already played their next match, a 2-0 win against Burroughs on the 4th. As for Casteel, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 2-1 defeat against Skyview on the 4th.
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