After flying high against Highlands Latin last Thursday, Nelson County came back down to earth. The Nelson County Cardinals fell just short of the Marion County Knights by a score of 3-2 on Monday. The Cardinals were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Knights apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
Nelson County took Marion County into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-22, 25-17, 23-25, 15-13.
Nelson County has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-14 record this season. As for Marion County, their win bumped their record up to 21-15.
As of now, neither Nelson County nor Marion County have any future games scheduled.
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