If Sturgis West was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Sturgis East last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Sturgis West Navigators fell just short of the Nantucket Whalers by a score of 3-2 on Monday. The Navigators were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Whalers apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September.
Sturgis West actually scored more points across those five sets (104-99), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-20, 18-25, 15-25, 15-10.
Despite the loss, Sturgis West still got an impressive performance from Lily Miller, who had three aces and 28 assists. Miller is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last seven games she's played.
Even though they lost, Sturgis West was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 15 aces in nine consecutive matches.
Nantucket was led to victory by Viktoria Todorova and Rihanna Cranston. Todorova had 17 digs and five aces, while Cranston had 17 digs, three aces, and two kills. That's the most aces Todorova has posted since back in September.
Sturgis West's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-3. As for Nantucket, they pushed their record up to 6-13 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Sturgis West is on the road again on Wednesday to play Mashpee at 6:00 p.m. Mashpee will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Sturgis West surely won't give up without a fight. As for Nantucket, they will head out to take on Dennis-Yarmouth Regional at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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