Northeast Academy was the 3-2 winner over Ridgecroft when they last played one another last Monday, but their luck changed this time around. The Northeast Academy Eagles fell just short of the Ridgecroft Rams by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. While the Eagles didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Rams 25-21 in the first period.
Northeast Academy started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 21-25, 25-23, 25-17, 15-11.
Northeast Academy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Hayes Hatcher, who had 40 digs, 12 kills, ten aces, and six blocks. The dominant performance gave Hatcher a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Chloe Long, who had 52 digs, eight aces, and a kill.
She wasn't the only good server: Northeast Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 27 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Northeast Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-14 record this season. As for Ridgecroft, the win snapped their losing streak at six games and leaves them with a 2-16 record.
As of now, neither Northeast Academy nor Ridgecroft have any future games scheduled.
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