On Saturday, Episcopal faced Fredericksburg Christian in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Episcopal Maroon fell just short of the Fredericksburg Christian Eagles by a score of 2-1. The Maroon's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Episcopal actually scored more points across those three sets (55-50), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 10-25, 15-11.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Fredericksburg Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Layna Thomas, who had 24 digs and two aces. Thomas is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had nine or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Chloe Borisuk, who had eight digs and 19 assists.
Having lost for the first time this season, Episcopal fell to 3-1. As for Fredericksburg Christian, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 7-0.
Episcopal didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 win vs. Chelsea Academy on the 7th. Fredericksburg Christian has also already played their next game, a 2-1 defeat against Episcopal on the 7th.
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