On Monday, Severna Park faced Old Mill in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Severna Park Falcons took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Old Mill Patriots. The Falcons were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Patriots apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
Severna Park 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 19-25, 26-24, 25-10, 25-18.
Despite the loss, Severna Park still got an impressive performance from Kathryn Rojek, who had 12 digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Severna Park was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in eight consecutive matches.
Severna Park's defeat dropped their record down to 7-3. As for Old Mill, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 7-1.
Severna Park will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Glenelg at 5:30 p.m. on October 22nd. Old Mill also won't see the court for a while: their next game is against Howard at 6:00 p.m. on October 22nd.
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