Unity Christian entered their matchup against Morning Star Academy on Monday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Knights took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mustangs. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Mustangs this season, with their most recent defeat being a 3-2 loss on September 8th.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 16-25, 25-17, 25-18.
Emily Merema paced Unity Christian's offense, picking up ten kills. Merema got some help from Maddy Wilbur and her seven assists. Wilbur was also solid from the service line: she led the team with four aces.
Morning Star Academy was led to victory by Eden Kobernat and Morgan Tipsword. Kobernat had 17 digs and two aces, while Tipsword had eight digs. That's the most digs Tipsword has posted over her last seven matches.
Unity Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 16-6. As for Morning Star Academy, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 18-0.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Unity Christian is set to face off against their familiar foe Pathway Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Morning Star Academy will square off against rival Galesburg Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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