Volleyball Recap: Grace Lair's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Oxford over East

By Team Reports Oct 10, 2024, 5:44am

Volleyball Recap: Oxford Hornets vs. East Vikings

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Oxford lost against East back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Oxford Hornets came up short against the East Vikings, falling 3-0. The Hornets haven't had much luck with the Vikings recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.

Oxford was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-18, 25-22.

Oxford's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Grace Lair, who had nine digs.

Oxford's defeat dropped their record down to 9-8-2. As for East, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-10 record this season.

Oxford has already played their next matchup, a 3-2 loss against Bayard Rustin on the 9th. As for East, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 defeat against Great Valley on the 9th.

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