After flying high against Leetonia on Wednesday, Bloomfield came back down to earth. The Cardinals came up short against the Lordstown Red Devils on Thursday, falling 3-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Red Devils this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-1 back in August.
Bloomfield was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-22, 25-19.
Peyton Koon
| 09/25/25 @ Lordstown | 9 |
| 09/24/25 vs Leetonia | 7 |
| 09/22/25 @ Harding | 8 |
| 09/18/25 vs Mathews | 11 |
Bloomfield's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Peyton Koon, who had 18 digs, nine kills, two blocks, and two aces. Koon has been hot recently, having posted seven or more kills the last four times she's played. Aniyla Doll was another key player, getting 22 digs and three aces.
Lordstown found their leader in sophomore Kaycee Was, who had three digs and two blocks.
Bloomfield has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost five of their last six matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-12 record this season. As for Lordstown, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-10.
Bloomfield has already played their next matchup (against Chalker), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Lordstown, they have also already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against McKinley on the 29th.
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