The Tree of Life Christian Trojans came up short against the Johnstown-Monroe Johnnies on Saturday and fell 3-1. While the Trojans didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Johnnies 25-20 in the first set.
Tree of Life Christian started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-11, 25-20, 26-24.
Autumn Sanders paced Tree of Life Christian's offense, picking up 14 kills. Sanders got some help from Mimi Cochran and her 20 assists. Allie Coleman controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Johnstown-Monroe had a senior duo take command as Audrey Mccrady had 25 kills, 20 digs, and three aces and Luciana Smith had 37 digs and two aces. Mccrady is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in each of the last 24 games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Ava Ruffle, who had 17 digs and 16 assists.
Tree of Life Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Johnstown-Monroe, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-4.
Tree of Life Christian has already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Liberty Christian Academy on the 9th. As for Johnstown-Monroe, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-1 win against Watkins Memorial on the 9th.
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