East Longmeadow faced Longmeadow in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Spartans fell just short of the Lancers by a score of 3-2. The loss continues a trend for the Spartans in their meetings with the Lancers: they've now lost five in a row.
East Longmeadow took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-16, 20-25, 27-25, 15-10.
Their offense was headlined by Tavion Rehbien and Ben Mannheim, who picked up 16 kills apiece. They got some help from Cole Berthiaume and his 41 assists. Jayden Sinn controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Longmeadow's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Chris Bousquet, who had 46 digs and three assists. Those 46 digs gave Bousquet a new career-high. Anthony Jackson was another key player, getting 14 digs.
East Longmeadow's defeat dropped their record down to 16-3. As for Longmeadow, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season.
East Longmeadow does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Longmeadow, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Ware on the 15th.
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