Heritage and Sandy Creek squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Heritage had to settle for second. They fell 3-1 to the Sandy Creek Patriots. While the Generals didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Patriots 25-15 in the first set.
Heritage 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 15-25, 26-24, 25-12, 25-20.
Leading Sandy Creek to victory were Nina Atkins and Alexis Mitchell. Atkins had six digs and three aces, while Mitchell had seven digs and two aces. That's the most aces Atkins has posted since back in August.
Heritage's loss dropped their record down to 27-6. As for Sandy Creek, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 20-24 record this season.
Heritage does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Sandy Creek, they will challenge Academy of Richmond County at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Academy of Richmond County is coming into the matchup with ten straight victories at home, so Sandy Creek will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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