If Oak Ridge was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of East Prairie on Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Oak Ridge Blue Jays fell just short of the Advance Hornets by a score of 3-2 on Friday. The Blue Jays haven't had much luck with the Hornets recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Oak Ridge took Advance into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking seven-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-10, 25-23, 21-25, 15-8.
Zoey Lohmann and Reagan Howe certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Lohmann had 24 digs and two aces, while Howe hit 64% for 18 kills26 digs and seven blocks. Howe is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had 11 or more in the last 11 games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Oak Ridge was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in three consecutive matchups.
Among those leading the charge was Brogan Hawkins, who had 21 digs.
Oak Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 12-6-3. As for Advance, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5-2 record this season.
Oak Ridge didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-1 victory against Scott City on the 7th. Advance has also already played their next match, a 3-1 defeat against Notre Dame on the 7th.
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