Bacon Academy unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell 3-1 to the Norwich Free Academy Wildcats on Thursday. Sadly, the defeat continues a streak the team started last season, making it seven in a row.
Bacon Academy started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 22-25, 26-24, 25-19, 25-17.
The win got Norwich Free Academy back to even at 1-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Bacon Academy will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Woodstock Academy at 5:30 p.m. on the 17th. As for Norwich Free Academy, they will venture away from home to challenge Warde at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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