If Ossining was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Fox Lane last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Ossining Pride took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Greeley Quakers on Thursday. The loss continues a trend for the Pride in their matchups with the Quakers: they've now lost six in a row.
Ossining 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 23-25, 25-20, 25-19, 25-18.
Ossining's loss came despite strong showings from Leaila Alexander and Talia Cort. Alexander had 11 digs and three aces, while Cort had 23 digs, 11 kills, and 11 kills. Alexander is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Ossining was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 13 consecutive matches.
The defeat snapped Ossining's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 14-6 record. As for Greeley, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-2.
Ossining will challenge Ketcham at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Greeley, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Ossining at 4:30 p.m. on October 18th.
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