After a string of eight wins, West Carteret's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Croatan Cougars. The Patriots were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Cougars apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played on October 1st.
West Carteret started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 14-25, 25-20, 25-19, 25-19.
Loss or not, West Carteret got some senior leadership from Anderson Day and Chloe Lewis. Day had five aces and 13 assists, while Lewis had seven digs and two aces. With that strong performance, Day is now averaging an impressive 2 aces per game.
Even though they lost, West Carteret was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in five consecutive matchups.
West Carteret's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-6. As for Croatan, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season.
As of now, neither West Carteret nor Croatan have any future games scheduled.
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