After flying high against Waccamaw on Wednesday, St. James came back down to earth. The Sharks came up short against the North Myrtle Beach Chiefs on Thursday, falling 3-0. The Sharks haven't had much luck with the Chiefs recently, as the team has come up short the last nine times they've met.
The final score came out to 25-17, 25-11, 25-16.
North Myrtle Beach was led to victory by Mikayla Altena and Katlyn Powers. Altena had five digs and two aces, while Powers had 17 digs and two assists. Altena is also crushing it when it comes to assists: she's posted at least 16 every time she's taken the court this season. Gracie Davis also deserves some recognition as she served her first aces of the season.
St. James' loss dropped their record down to 7-4. As for North Myrtle Beach, they pushed their record up to 13-0 with the victory, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season.
Coming up, St. James will head out on the road to challenge Socastee at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for North Myrtle Beach, they will take on Newberry in a tournament on Saturday.
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