Norwich Free Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were a single set away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of the Comp Sci Eagles. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in April.
Norwich Free Academy started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 27-29, 23-25, 26-24, 25-23, 15-12.
Mason Stolhammer paced Norwich Free Academy's offense, picking up 23 kills. Stolhammer got some help from Reed Nowakowski and his 48 assists. Nowakowski was also solid from the service line: he led the team with five aces.
Comp Sci had a senior duo take command as Michael Thorpe had 20 kills and five blocks and Jordan Wright had 33 assists and one block. Thorpe is crushing it when it comes to kills: he's had at least seven every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Isaiah Henry, who had seven kills and three blocks.
Norwich Free Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 12-10. As for Comp Sci, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record up to 14-6.
As of now, neither Norwich Free Academy nor the Eagles have any future games scheduled.
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