Volleyball Recap: Piedmont Community Charter Patriots vs. Bradford Prep Bears
It was a good run, but Piedmont Community Charter unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of the Bradford Prep Bears by a score of 3-2. The Patriots were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Bears apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in August.
Piedmont Community Charter was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Bradford Prep work for it, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-15, 23-25, 22-25, 15-11.
Even though they lost, Piedmont Community Charter was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in seven consecutive matches.
Bradford Prep was led to victory by Emmerson Puskar and Sofia Swicegood. Puskar had five digs and three aces, while Swicegood had 11 digs, five aces, a kill, and a block. That's the most aces Swicegood has posted in her last nine matchups.
Piedmont Community Charter's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-3. As for Bradford Prep, the victory snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 6-11 record.
Piedmont Community Charter will take on Carolina International at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Carolina International will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Piedmont Community Charter surely won't give up without a fight. As for Bradford Prep, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 3-2 defeat against Mountain Island Charter on the 8th.
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