Metairie Park Country Day entered their tilt with John Curtis Christian on Saturday with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the John Curtis Christian Patriots 2-1. That's more bragging rights for the Cajuns, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Metairie Park Country Day got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-23, 23-25, 25-10.
When it comes to explaining why John Curtis Christian lost, don't look at Marissa Taix. Despite the final result, she had 13 digs.
Metairie Park Country Day is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 20 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-7 record this season. As for John Curtis Christian, they moved to 24-6 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Metairie Park Country Day will venture away from home to take on King Charter at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for John Curtis Christian, they are on the road again on Monday to play Berwick at 5:30 p.m. Berwick is coming into the match with nine straight victories at home, so John Curtis Christian will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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