If Edgewood was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Middletown last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Edgewood Cougars fell just short of the Bellbrook Golden Eagles by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The loss continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Golden Eagles: they've now lost seven in a row.
Edgewood took Bellbrook into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-23, 25-13, 20-25, 15-12.
Despite the loss, Edgewood still got an impressive performance from Bruner Chloe, who had ten digs, seven aces, and seven aces. The dominant performance gave Chloe a new career-high in aces.
Even though they lost, Edgewood 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 five aces in 13 consecutive contests.
Miranda Lobberecht went supernova for Bellbrook, getting 14 digs and 12 assists. Lobberecht is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Molly Laughlin, who had ten digs.
Edgewood's defeat dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Bellbrook, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-4.
Edgewood will face off against Talawanda at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Talawanda will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Edgewood surely won't give up without a fight. As for Bellbrook, they will square off against Chaminade Julienne Catholic at 11:15 a.m. on Saturday.
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