Metrolina Christian Academy faced Union Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Warriors took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cardinals. The match marked the Warriors' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Metrolina Christian Academy started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 18-25, 25-21, 25-20, 25-23.
Their offense was headlined by Tyler Gadd and Matthew Wilson, who picked up 12 kills apiece. They got some help from Daniel Titherington and his 27 assists.
This is the second loss in a row for Metrolina Christian Academy and nudges their season record down to 4-2. As for Union Academy, they pushed their record up to 10-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Metrolina Christian Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 2-1 victory against Marvin Ridge on the 12th. As for Union Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-1 win against Cuthbertson on the 11th.
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