After flying high against ASU Prep Poly last Wednesday, Heritage Academy Gateway came back down to earth. Heritage Academy Gateway fell just short of Heritage Academy by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The contest marked Heritage Academy Gateway's lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Heritage Academy Gateway wouldn't go down easily and took Heritage Academy into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-22, 20-25, 15-25, 18-16.
Preston Palmer paced Heritage Academy Gateway's offense, picking up 18 kills. Palmer got some help from Braxton Pearce and his 41 assists. Pearce was also a major player on defense: he and he shared the team lead in blocks, finishing with four each.
Having lost for the first time this season, Heritage Academy Gateway fell to 7-1. As for Heritage Academy, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Heritage Academy Gateway does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Heritage Academy, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Heritage Academy at 6:00 p.m. on the 14th.
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