Coventry faced Classical in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Oakers fell just short of the Purple by a score of 3-2. The Oakers have struggled against the Purple recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
The match was exciting from start to finish, as four sets needed extra rallies to gain a two-point lead. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 24-26, 31-29, 24-26, 17-15.
Masiah PrakPreaster paced Coventry's offense, picking up 30 kills. PrakPreaster got some help from Zackary Rzemien and his 54 assists. Finally, PrakPreaster was also a dominant defender, finishing with a team-high 12 blocks.
Coventry's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Classical, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-2.
Looking ahead, Coventry will take on Barrington at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The Oakers are facing the Eagles at the right time seeing as the Eagles are stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Classical, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-2 win against Tolman on the 25th.
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