If Brighton was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Westlake on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Brighton Bengals fell just short of the Hurricane Tigers by a score of 3-2 on Friday. While the Bengals didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Tigers 25-23 in the first period.
Brighton actually scored more points across those five sets (108-86), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 8-25, 25-23, 25-23, 13-25, 15-12.
Despite the loss, Brighton saw an underclassman step up: Rosie Scott had 15 digs and two aces. Scott is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Brighton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive games.
Brighton's defeat dropped their record down to 11-6. As for Hurricane, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 15-7.
Brighton has already played their next contest, a 3-1 win against Weber on the 5th. As for Hurricane, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-1 loss against Orem on the 5th.
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