It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact All Saints' Academy can now relate to. They fell just short of the Keswick Christian Crusaders by a score of 3-2 on Saturday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Saints of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, All Saints' Academy sadly dropped the once that decided the match. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 15-25, 25-19, 16-25, 15-13.
Even though they lost, All Saints' Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 17 consecutive matchups.
Carihana Jantomaso had a dynamite game for Keswick Christian, getting 23 digs.
The defeat snapped All Saints' Academy's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 16-7 record. As for Keswick Christian, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 13-10.
All Saints' Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Keswick Christian, they will take on Seacrest Country Day at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Seacrest Country Day is coming into the contest with six straight wins at home, so Keswick Christian will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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