Northside Christian and Madison Christian squared off in some playoff action on Monday, but Northside Christian had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 3-2. Surprisingly, this marked the Lions' fourth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
Northside Christian actually scored more points across those five sets (99-91), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The final score came out to 14-25, 25-17, 25-18, 11-25, 16-14.
Karis Vanderwarker paced Northside Christian's offense, picking up 18 kills. Vanderwarker got some help from Lexi Baker and her 40 assists. Vanderwarker also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with Lillian Cook, each putting up three.
Northside Christian has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 19-5 record this season. As for Madison Christian, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 21-4.
Northside Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Madison Christian, they will take on Shekinah Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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