It was a good run, but Hopkinton unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Algonquin Regional Titans by a score of 3-2. The Hillers have struggled against the Titans recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Hopkinton wouldn't go down easily and took Algonquin Regional into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 29-27, 25-20, 20-25, 21-25, 15-13.
Despite the loss, Hopkinton still got an impressive performance from Gabby Pattie, who had 11 digs and five aces. Pattie is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 17 or more in the last 26 games she's played dating back to last season. Olivia Carrazza was another key player, getting 28 digs.
Even though they lost, Hopkinton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 12 consecutive contests.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Algonquin Regional to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ella Poultney, who had 11 kills, eight aces, and eight aces. The dominant performance gave Poultney a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Katy O'Connell, who had 20 kills and ten blocks.
Hopkinton's loss dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Algonquin Regional, the win got them back to even at 5-5.
Hopkinton didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory vs. Shrewsbury on the 28th. As for Algonquin Regional, they will look to defend their home court on Monday against Framingham at 5:15 p.m. Framingham is coming into the match with three straight wins on the road, so Algonquin Regional will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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