Atchison was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat dating back to last season. They fell just short of the Sumner Academy Sabres by a score of 3-2. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Phoenix of the 3-1 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2023.
Atchison might've come up short, but they didn't make it easy on Sumner Academy: every set was decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 23-25, 25-22, 24-26, 15-12.
Despite the loss, Atchison still got an impressive performance from Sarae Johnson, who had 27 digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Atchison was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That's the most aces they've posted was before the start of last season.
Leading Sumner Academy to victory were Keneth Rodriguez and Anaidy Aguirre. Rodriguez had 12 aces and 29 assists, while Aguirre had 14 aces and four digs. What's more, Rodriguez also racked up no blocks, the mostshe's had since back in October of 2023. Another player making a difference was Viviana Sanchez, who had seven aces and three digs.
Atchison's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Sumner Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Atchison will host Harmon at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Sumner Academy, they will head out to face off against Washington on Thursday.
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