Mayflower lost against Harding Academy back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Mayflower Eagles fell 3-1 to the Harding Academy Wildcats. The defeat continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now lost eight in a row.
While Mayflower ultimately came up short, they really made Harding Academy work, particularly in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 21-25, 26-24, 25-20.
Despite the loss, Mayflower had strong showings from Kaylie Wages, who had five digs and three aces, and Lydia Matthews, who had 13 kills, 11 digs, and two aces. Matthews is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last 24 games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Mayflower was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive matchups.
Mayflower's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-7. As for Harding Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
Mayflower will venture away from home to square off against Jacksonville at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Harding Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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