If Gainesville was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Bradleyville on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Bulldogs fell 3-1 to the Bakersfield Lions on Thursday. The Bulldogs were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Lions earlier this season, when they won 3-2.
Gainesville actually scored more points across those four sets (90-86), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 11-25, 25-20, 25-23.
Addie Alms paced Gainesville's offense, picking up 14 kills. Alms got some help from Baylor Hewett and her 27 assists.
Gainesville's loss dropped their record down to 19-10-2. As for Bakersfield, their win ended a five-match drought at home and bumped them up to 3-9.
Looking ahead, Gainesville will challenge Mansfield at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Bakersfield does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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