The Oakcrest Chargers's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Chelsea Academy Knights at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Tuesday, Oakcrest didn't have quite enough to beat Seton and fell 3-2. The loss continues a trend for the Chargers in their matchups with the Conquistadors: they've now lost eight in a row.
Oakcrest wouldn't go down easily and took Seton into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking eight-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-16, 27-29, 21-25, 15-7.
Meanwhile, Chelsea Academy entered their tilt with Christ Chapel Academy on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Everything went their way against Christ Chapel Academy as they made off with a 3-0 win.
One reason for the win was Chelsea Academy's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-10, 25-8.
Chelsea Academy's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Ivy Akers, who had five digs and three aces, and Simone Lash, who had three aces. Those three aces gave Akers a new career-high.
Oakcrest's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Chelsea Academy, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-4.
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