Volleyball Preview: Lordstown Red Devils vs. Windham Bombers
Lordstown has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to face off against the Windham Bombers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
On Thursday, Lordstown came up short against Bloomfield and fell 3-1. The loss continues a trend for the Red Devils in their matchups with the Cardinals: they've now lost four in a row.
Lordstown started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 17-25, 25-13, 25-23, 25-9.
Meanwhile, Windham posted their biggest win since September 5th on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Bristol with a sharp 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bombers.
One reason for the win was Windham's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-14, 25-10.
Windham found their leader in underclassman Kierrah Sanders, who had five aces. Those five aces set a new season-high mark for Sanders.
Windham was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive contests.
Lordstown's defeat dropped their record down to 2-15. As for Windham, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-9.
Lordstown might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Windham when the teams last played on September 4th. Can Lordstown avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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