North Yarmouth Academy lost against Bucksport back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The North Yarmouth Academy Panthers lost 3-0 to the Bucksport Golden Bucks. The loss continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Golden Bucks: they've now lost three in a row.
While North Yarmouth Academy was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Bucksport's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-18, 25-21.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bucksport to victory, but perhaps none more so than Grace Firley, who had 14 aces and two kills. The dominant performance gave Firley a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Natalie Simpson, who had seven aces, six digs, and three kills.
North Yarmouth Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Bucksport, the win snapped their losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 3-8 record.
North Yarmouth Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 loss against Lake Region on the 15th. As for Bucksport, they will play host again on Wednesday to welcome Sumner, where the match is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Bucksport is facing Sumner at the right time seeing as Sumner is stuck on an 11-game losing streak.
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