On Tuesday, Incarnate Word Academy faced Westminster Christian in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Incarnate Word Academy Red Knights took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Westminster Christian Wildcats. The Red Knights were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Wildcats apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September.
Incarnate Word Academy started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 26-24, 25-22, 25-21.
Ellie Witthaus paced Incarnate Word Academy's offense, picking up 19 kills. Witthaus got some help from
Alexis Schmid and her 54 assists. Schmid also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with
Kendall Stroer, racking up two apiece.
Westminster Christian was led to victory by Rachel Buchanan and Vivian Sharlow. Buchanan had 26 digs and two aces, while Sharlow had five aces and four digs. The dominant performance gave Sharlow a new career-high in aces.
With the loss, Incarnate Word Academy broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 27-11. As for Westminster Christian, their win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 29-5-2.
Incarnate Word Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Westminster Christian, they will square off against Howell on Saturday. Howell will roll in looking for their 11th straight victory, something Westminster Christian surely won't give up without a fight.
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