Volleyball Recap: Emmerson Puskar's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Bradford Prep over Mountain Island Charter

By Team Reports Oct 11, 2024, 1:03pm

Volleyball Recap: Bradford Prep Bears vs. Mountain Island Charter Raptors

Bradford Prep lost against Mountain Island Charter back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Bradford Prep Bears fell just short of the Mountain Island Charter Raptors by a score of 3-2. The Bears haven't had much luck with the Raptors recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.

Bradford Prep took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 24-26, 25-15, 23-25, 25-22, 15-13.

Several Bears players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Emmerson Puskar, who had eight digs and three aces. Puskar is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served three or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.

Even though they lost, Bradford Prep was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in three consecutive matches.

Bradford Prep's loss dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Mountain Island Charter, they pushed their record up to 7-14 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.

Bradford Prep wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 3-1 win against Corvian Community on the 10th. Mountain Island Charter has also already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against Lincoln Charter on the 10th.

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