Orange Park was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell just short of the Fleming Island Golden Eagles by a score of 3-2. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Raiders of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2023.
Orange Park took Fleming Island into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. After all that action, the final score was 16-25, 25-15, 25-10, 22-25, 16-14.
Orange Park lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Rylynn Robinson, who had 38 digs and two aces. With that strong performance, Robinson is now averaging an impressive 11.1 digs per game. Ansley Nicholas was another key player, getting eight digs and 13 assists.
Even though they lost, Orange Park was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's the most aces they've posted since last Friday.
Orange Park's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-8. As for Fleming Island, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 10-5.
Orange Park will host Bishop Snyder at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Fleming Island, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Nease at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The timing isn't great for Nease: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Fleming Island has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road.
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