After flying high against Sherman Indian last Tuesday, United Christian Academy came back down to earth. The United Christian Academy Eagles fell just short of the California School for the Deaf-Riverside Cubs by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Eagles of the 3-2 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
United Christian Academy actually scored more points across those five sets (110-102), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 14-25, 21-25, 25-22, 26-24, 16-14.
When it comes to explaining why United Christian Academy lost, don't look at Katie Duke. Despite the final result, she had 13 digs.
Even though they lost, United Christian Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last seven games.
United Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 5-15. As for California School for the Deaf-Riverside, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-19.
United Christian Academy is on the road again on Tuesday to play California Lutheran at 6:00 p.m. As for California School for the Deaf-Riverside, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Sherman Indian at 4:30 p.m. California School for the Deaf-Riverside is facing Sherman Indian at the right time seeing as Sherman Indian is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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