If Long Reach was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Wilde Lake on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Lightning fell 3-1 to the Atholton Raiders on Thursday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Lightning of the 3-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2024.
Long Reach 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 19-25, 25-20, 25-23, 26-24.
Meredith Brown paced Long Reach's offense, picking up 14 kills. Brown got some help from Evalyn Ordonez and her 16 assists. Delaney Strawhorn controlled things from the service line, finishing with six aces.
Long Reach's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Atholton, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Long Reach wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 3-0 defeat against Centennial on the 22nd. As for Atholton, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 loss against Howard on the 20th.
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