After flying high against Barnwell on Wednesday, Bamberg-Ehrhardt came back down to earth. The Red Raiders fell 3-1 to the Andrew Jackson Academy Warriors on Thursday. The loss was the Red Raiders' first of the season.
Bamberg-Ehrhardt started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 28-30, 25-14, 25-14, 25-16.
Despite the defeat, Bamberg-Ehrhardt saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Joslyn Bishop had nine assists and two aces.
McKinnley Beard produced another solid performance getting 24 kills, five aces, four blocks, and three digs for Andrew Jackson Academy. Beard is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in each of the last 42 games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Bella Carrigg, who had 38 assists and three digs.
Having lost for the first time this season, Bamberg-Ehrhardt fell to 13-1. As for Andrew Jackson Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season.
Bamberg-Ehrhardt will head out to challenge Swansea at 6:45 p.m. on Monday. Andrew Jackson Academy has already played their next contest (against Dillon Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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