If Faith Academy was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Citronelle last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Faith Academy Rams fell just short of the Robertsdale Golden Bears by a score of 2-1 on Saturday. The Rams were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Golden Bears apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in August.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Faith Academy sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 23-25, 15-10.
Despite the loss, Faith Academy had strong showings from Kiersten Parker-Nelson, who had nine digs and two aces, and Annabelle Jockisch, who had three digs and two aces. That's the most aces Parker-Nelson has posted in she last eight matches.
Even though they lost, Faith Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in three consecutive matchups.
Faith Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 13-6. As for Robertsdale, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-13.
Faith Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 victory vs. Cottage Hill Christian Academy on the 21st. As for Robertsdale, they will challenge Bayside Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Robertsdale is out to stop a three-game streak of losses at home.
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