If Kerr-Vance Academy was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Southside Christian on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Kerr-Vance Academy Spartans fell 3-1 to the St. Thomas More Academy Chancellors on Saturday. The Spartans' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-21, 19-25, 25-20.
Even though they lost, Kerr-Vance Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in 13 consecutive games.
St. Thomas More Academy found their leader in underclassman Rebecca Davis, who had five kills, four aces, and four aces. Davis is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 15 or more in the last 14 games she's played dating back to last season. Adella Dehring was another key player, getting nine kills, four aces, and four aces.
Kerr-Vance Academy's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-4. As for St. Thomas More Academy, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 9-1.
Kerr-Vance Academy will challenge Rocky Mount Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Rocky Mount Academy is coming into the matchup with five straight wins at home, so Kerr-Vance Academy will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for St. Thomas More Academy, they will welcome Friendship Christian at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Thomas More Academy is facing Friendship Christian at the right time seeing as Friendship Christian is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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