Coventry lost against Portsmouth back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Coventry Oakers fell just short of the Portsmouth Patriots by a score of 3-2.
Coventry took Portsmouth into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-13, 18-25, 25-13, 15-10.
Despite the loss, Coventry still got an impressive performance from Julia Ambrosia, who had 23 digs and three aces.
Ambrosia wasn't the only one working in the aces department: Coventry was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Coventry's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Portsmouth, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
Coventry didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-2 loss vs. East Greenwich on the 9th. As for Portsmouth, they are on the road again on Wednesday to play Mt. Hope at 6:00 p.m.
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