If Ravenscroft was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of St. Mary's on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Ravens fell just short of the Durham Academy Cavaliers by a score of 3-2 on Friday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Cavaliers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-1 two weeks ago.
Ravenscroft wouldn't go down easily and took Durham Academy into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The final score came out to 25-12, 25-17, 22-25, 25-27, 15-13.
Erika Larson
| 10/03/25 vs Durham Academy | 28 |
| 09/30/25 @ St. Mary's | 13 |
| 09/26/25 vs Cary Academy | 22 |
| 09/24/25 vs Greensboro Day School | 14 |
| 09/19/25 @ Durham Academy | 9 |
| + 6 more games |
Ravenscroft's loss came despite strong showings from Sammey Malik and Erika Larson. Malik had 11 digs, while Larson had 28 kills and 12 digs. Larson is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had eight or more in each of the last 11 games she's played.
Alice Chen went supernova For Durham Academy., getting 20 digs and five aces. That's the most digs Chen has posted since back in September. Another player making a difference was Nafas Hayati, who had 11 digs and one assist.
Ravenscroft's loss ended a seven-match streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-7. As for Durham Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.
Ravenscroft has already played their next contest, a 3-1 win against Wesleyan Christian Academy on the 6th. As for Durham Academy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-1 defeat against North Raleigh Christian Academy on the 7th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
