After flying high against North Babylon on Monday, Connetquot came back down to earth. The T-Birds took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Ward Melville Patriots on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the T-Birds in their meetings with the Patriots: they've now lost three in a row.
Connetquot might've come up short, but they didn't make it easy on Ward Melville: every set was decided by three points or less. The final score came out to 27-25, 25-22, 23-25, 25-23.
Alexandra Patsos paced Connetquot's offense, picking up 18 kills. Patsos got some help from Leah White and her 31 assists. Cora Benjamin controlled things from the service line, finishing with five aces.
Having lost for the first time this season, Connetquot fell to 6-1. As for Ward Melville, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Connetquot will venture away from home to take on Huntington at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. As for Ward Melville, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Newfield at 5:30 p.m. on October 3.
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