After flying high against Bridgeport last Wednesday, Frontier came back down to earth. The Frontier Cougars took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the River Pilots on Thursday. The Cougars haven't had much luck with the Pilots recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-9, 20-25, 25-19.
Despite the defeat, Frontier had strong showings from Willow Smitley, who had 18 digs and three aces, and Kate Congleton, who had five digs, four aces, and a block. Smitley is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played.
Even though they lost, Frontier 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 ten aces in three consecutive games.
Frontier's loss dropped their record down to 4-6. As for River, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
Frontier will square off against Waterford at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for River, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Shadyside at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
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