CSTHEA lost against Silverdale Academy back in August, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The CSTHEA Patriots fell 3-1 to the Silverdale Academy Seahawks. The defeat continues a trend for the Patriots in their matchups with the Seahawks: they've now lost three in a row.
CSTHEA 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 18-25, 25-23, 28-26, 25-20.
CSTHEA's loss came despite strong showings from Gianna Richardson and Haley Bennett. Richardson had 13 digs and two aces, while Bennett had six digs and three aces. That's the most aces Richardson has posted in her last seven matches.
Even though they lost, CSTHEA was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive games.
Silverdale Academy found their leader in underclassman Reese Creekmore, who had 18 digs. Those 18 digs set a new season-high mark for Creekmore.
CSTHEA's loss dropped their record down to 21-8-2. As for Silverdale Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season.
CSTHEA will face off against Knoxville T at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. CSTHEA will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive. Silverdale Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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