After flying high against Avant Garde Academy last Tuesday, Chaminade-Madonna came back down to earth. The Chaminade-Madonna Lions took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Miami Country Day Spartans on Thursday. The Lions were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Spartans apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in August.
The 3-1 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets Chaminade-Madonna lost were decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-23, 18-25, 25-22.
Chaminade-Madonna's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Keylanis Cruz, who had 15 digs and two aces, and Amy Wood, who had five digs and 18 assists. Cruz has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more digs the last six times she's played.
Even though they lost, Chaminade-Madonna was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in nine consecutive contests.
Leading Miami Country Day to victory were Ella Smith and Ashley Geller. Smith had 12 digs and three aces, while Geller had 14 digs.
Chaminade-Madonna moved to 11-11 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak. As for Miami Country Day, the victory (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 13-8.
Chaminade-Madonna does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Miami Country Day, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Riviera Prep at 7:00 p.m. Riviera Prep is coming into the match with five straight wins at home, so Miami Country Day will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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