After flying high against New Life Christian on Friday, Grace Academy came back down to earth. The Knights fell just short of the Clear Spring Blazers by a score of 3-2 on Monday. The Knights were not able to make up for their defeat to the Blazers from their previous meeting back in October of 2017.
Grace Academy started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 19-25, 28-26, 25-20, 15-9.
Ahalya Vemuri paced Grace Academy's offense, picking up 19 kills. Vemuri got some help from Avani Vemuri and her 33 assists. Finally, Aubrey Barnhart kept Grace Academy's defense grounded, leading the team with four blocks.
Having lost for the first time this season, Grace Academy fell to 11-1. As for Clear Spring, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Grace Academy will face off against Bishop Walsh at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The Knights are facing the Spartans at the right time seeing as the Spartans are stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Clear Spring, they will square off against Boonsboro at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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