Volleyball Recap: Umatilla Bulldogs vs. Mount Dora Hurricanes
Umatilla lost against Mount Dora last Thursday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Umatilla Bulldogs lost 3-0 to the Mount Dora Hurricanes. The Bulldogs have struggled against the Hurricanes recently, as their game on Thursday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Umatilla was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-13, 25-14.
Umatilla lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Victoria Adkins, who had 18 digs. Adkins is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Victoria Wolfe, who had seven digs.
Even though they lost, Umatilla kept the net locked down and finished the game with 19 blocks. That's the most blocks they've managed all season.
Among those leading the charge was Giorgia Brocchiero, who had ten digs and four aces. Those four aces gave her a new career-high.
Umatilla now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Mount Dora, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-2.
Umatilla didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss vs. South Lake on the 23rd. Mount Dora has also already played their next match, a 3-1 defeat against East Ridge on the 24th.
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