After flying high against Richmond Heights last Tuesday, Brooklyn came back down to earth. The Hurricanes came up short against the Independence Blue Devils on Tuesday, falling 3-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Blue Devils this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in September.
The match finished with set scores of 25-5, 25-5, 25-7.
Niema Davis paced Brooklyn's offense, picking up two kills. Davis got some help from Katie Estrella and her two assists.
Independence can attribute much of their success to Sofia Pichert, who had six aces and five digs. That's the most aces Pichert has posted over her last ten matches.
Brooklyn has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-16 record this season. As for Independence, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-5.
Brooklyn and Independence could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings. The Hurricanes (ranked 750th) will meet Beachwood (ranked 345th) at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Independence will square off against Archbishop Hoban at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank disadvantage (218 vs. 6).
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