If Montgomery Academy was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Calera on Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Montgomery Academy Eagles fell just short of the Spanish Fort Toros by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. The Eagles' defeat signaled the end of their 11-game winning streak.
Montgomery Academy wouldn't go down easily and took Spanish Fort into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-19, 25-18, 19-25, 17-15.
Despite the loss, Montgomery Academy still got an impressive performance from Emmy Sorrell, who had 11 digs and two aces.
Even though they lost, Montgomery Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in four consecutive matches.
Montgomery Academy's loss dropped their record down to 50-4. As for Spanish Fort, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 23 of their last 25 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 56-9 record this season.
Montgomery Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Spanish Fort, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 3-1 defeat against Chelsea on the 24th.
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