If Lake Braddock was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Fairfax last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Lake Braddock Bruins fell just short of the West Potomac Wolverines by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Bruins were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Wolverines apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played last Monday.
Lake Braddock actually scored more points across those five sets (109-108), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 26-24, 19-25, 23-25, 15-13.
Despite the loss, Lake Braddock still got an impressive performance from Elle Acchione, who had ten digs and two aces. Acchione has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last three times she's played.
Even though they lost, Lake Braddock was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive matchups.
Lake Braddock's loss dropped their record down to 9-9. As for West Potomac, they pushed their record up to 11-11 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Lake Braddock will take on Edison at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Edison will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Lake Braddock surely won't give up without a fight. As for West Potomac, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 defeat against West Springfield on the 31st.
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