After flying high against Colonial Beach last Tuesday, Lancaster came back down to earth. The Lancaster Red Devils fell just short of the Northumberland Indians by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for the Red Devils in their matchups with the Indians: they've now lost five in a row.
Lancaster wouldn't go down easily and took Northumberland into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-12, 16-25, 21-25, 15-13.
When it comes to explaining why Lancaster lost, don't look at Addison George. Despite the final result, she had 26 digs. George has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more digs the last seven times she's played.
Lancaster's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-7. As for Northumberland, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 12-5-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lancaster will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Westmoreland at 7:00 p.m. As for Northumberland, they will head out to square off against Essex at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Northumberland is facing Essex at the right time seeing as Essex is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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