Madison-Ridgeland Academy waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Mandeville Skippers 2-1.
Madison-Ridgeland Academy had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-17, 15-11.
Madison-Ridgeland Academy couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 47.1% of their attack attempts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mandeville only posted a hitting percentage of 13.7%.
Despite the loss, Mandeville had strong showings from Ella Marquez, who had 13 digs and two aces, and Kinsley Windom, who had three aces. Marquez is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Madison-Ridgeland Academy's victory bumped their record up to 30-4. As for Mandeville, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-9.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing St. Thomas More the next time they take the court. Mandeville will head out to face St. Thomas More at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, while Madison-Ridgeland Academy will play them later in the day, at TBD.
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