After flying high against Avon last Friday, Holbrook came back down to earth. The Holbrook Bulldogs fell just short of the Wareham Vikings by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Bulldogs of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
Holbrook wouldn't go down easily and took Wareham into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-14, 23-25, 25-15, 16-14.
Holbrook lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Finley Moore, who had seven kills, seven digs, and two aces. Moore is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had seven or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Makayla Hopkins, who had ten kills, three digs, and two aces.
Even though they lost, Holbrook kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wareham only had three.
Holbrook's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-6. As for Wareham, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-2 record this season.
Holbrook has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Atlantis on the 18th. As for Wareham, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Diman RVT on the 17th.
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