Frontier unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of the Belpre Golden Eagles by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. While the Cougars didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Golden Eagles 25-16 in the first set.
Frontier actually scored more points across those five sets (106-100), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-21, 18-25, 25-21, 16-14.
Kelsey Dye paced Frontier's offense, picking up 23 kills. Dye got some help from Maddie Smith and her 20 assists. Bethanie Thompson controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
The victory got Belpre back to even at 1-1.
Frontier didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 loss against Caldwell on the 20th. As for Belpre, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-0 defeat against Federal Hocking on the 21st.
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