After flying high against Greenville last Friday, Oak Ridge came back down to earth. The Oak Ridge Blue Jays took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bell City Cubs on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for the Blue Jays in their matchups with the Cubs: they've now lost five in a row.
Oak Ridge started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 26-24, 25-17, 25-20.
Despite the loss, Oak Ridge still got an impressive performance from Kenadie Ward, who had 12 digs and 29 assists. Ward is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 29 or more in the last three games she's played.
Hayden Walter had a dynamite game for Bell City, getting 27 digs.
Oak Ridge moved to 16-8-3 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Bell City, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-11-2.
Oak Ridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Bell City, they are on the road again on Friday to play Zalma at 6:00 p.m. Bell City is facing Zalma at the right time seeing as Zalma is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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