After flying high against Cambridge City Lincoln last Tuesday, Centerville came back down to earth. The Centerville Bulldogs fell just short of the Hagerstown Tigers by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The loss continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost five in a row.
Centerville started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 19-25, 25-11, 25-19, 15-13.
Despite the loss, Centerville still got an impressive performance from Maddy Kean, who had 26 digs and three aces. Kean is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last 21 games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Centerville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive matches.
Hagerstown was led to victory by Halle Pruitt and Nora King. Pruitt had 18 digs, while King had 12 digs.
Centerville's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-16. As for Hagerstown, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a massive bump to their 19-8 record this season.
As of now, neither Centerville nor Hagerstown have any future games scheduled.
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