Douglas lost against Whitinsville Christian back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Douglas Tigers fell 3-1 to the Whitinsville Christian Crusaders. The defeat continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Crusaders: they've now lost five in a row.
Douglas started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 12-25, 25-19, 25-15, 25-21.
Douglas' loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Joranni Souphida, who had 28 digs and a kill, and Taylor Smith, who had 13 digs, ten kills, and three aces. Smith is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had seven or more in the last 12 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kylie Squier, who had seven kills, four digs, and two aces.
Douglas' defeat dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Whitinsville Christian, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 10-1.
Douglas didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 loss against Burncoat on the 4th. As for Whitinsville Christian, they and Nipmuc Regional are set to duel on Monday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Nipmuc Regional has won five straight at home, while Whitinsville Christian won four straight on the road), something that'll have to change.
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