Volleyball Recap: Wachusett Regional Takes a Loss

After flying high against Grafton on Friday, Wachusett Regional came back down to earth. The Mountaineers took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Minnechaug Regional Falcons on Monday. The Mountaineers haven't had much luck with the Falcons recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.

Wachusett Regional actually scored more points across those four sets (92-89), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The final score came out to 25-21, 14-25, 25-23, 25-23.

Julia Langhill paced Wachusett Regional's offense, picking up 11 kills. Langhill got some help from Grace Coppolino and her 33 assists. Coppolino also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with Ari Catalfamo, racking up three apiece.

Wachusett Regional's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Minnechaug Regional, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-1.

Wachusett Regional wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Algonquin Regional on the 16th. As for Minnechaug Regional, they will square off against Amherst-Pelham Regional at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.