Volleyball Recap: Olentangy Orange Comes Up Short

Olentangy Orange was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell 3-1 to the Hilliard Bradley Jaguars. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Jaguars this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-2 on April 8th.

Olentangy Orange 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 23-25, 25-18, 25-13, 25-20.

Their offense was headlined by Kameron Robinson and Ethan Dunzweiler, who picked up ten kills apiece. They got some help from Drew (Andrew) Stein and his 26 assists. He was also solid from the service line: he led the team with four aces.

Noah Santone had an outrageously good game for Hilliard Bradley as he had five aces and four digs. Santone is also crushing it when it comes to assists: he's posted at least 13 every time he's taken the court this season.

Olentangy Orange's defeat dropped their record down to 2-14. As for Hilliard Bradley, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-11.

Olentangy Orange has already played their next game, a 3-0 loss against Lincoln on the 25th. As for Hilliard Bradley, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-1 defeat against Dublin Coffman on the 29th.