New Smyrna Beach was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They came up short against the DeLand Bulldogs, falling 3-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bulldogs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in September.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-20, 25-14.
Mollie Hale paced New Smyrna Beach's offense, picking up eight kills. Hale got some help from Jasmine Mahoney and her ten assists. Emma Jandrew and Bailey Jones kept things locked in from the service line: the pair finished with two aces apiece.
New Smyrna Beach's defeat dropped their record down to 8-16. As for DeLand, they pushed their record up to 15-9 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
New Smyrna Beach didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Jones on the 13th. As for DeLand, they will play host again on Wednesday to welcome Flagler Palm Coast, where the match is scheduled at 5:00 p.m.
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