Volleyball Recap: Concord-Carlisle Patriots vs. Lexington Minutemen
If Concord-Carlisle was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Bedford last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Concord-Carlisle Patriots fell just short of the Lexington Minutemen by a score of 3-2 on Friday. The Patriots were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Minutemen apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
While Concord-Carlisle ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 11 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-17, 22-25, 20-25, 15-11.
Concord-Carlisle lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Layli White, who had 12 digs.
Even though they lost, Concord-Carlisle was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in three consecutive games.
Eesha Gangal was a one-man wrecking crew for Lexington as she had 21 digs. Gangal has been hot , having posted 13 or more digs the last six times she's played.
Concord-Carlisle has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-13 record this season. As for Lexington, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 16-4.
As of now, neither Concord-Carlisle nor Lexington have any future games scheduled.
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