On Thursday, the Nokomis Warriors didn't have quite enough to beat the Edward Little Red Eddies and fell 3-2.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Nokomis sadly dropped the once that decided the match. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 23-25, 25-19, 20-25, 15-13.
Several Warriors players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jayden Hood, who had 25 digs and seven aces. Hood is crushing it when it comes to aces: she's served at least four every time she's taken the court this season.
Even though they lost, Nokomis was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in five consecutive matchups.
Nokomis dropped their record down to 2-3 with that loss, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Edward Little, their win ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-2.
Nokomis will take on Maranacook at 11:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Edward Little, they will venture away from home to challenge Brunswick at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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