After flying high against Beverly last Wednesday, Marblehead came back down to earth. The Marblehead Magicians fell just short of the Notre Dame Academy Cougars by a score of 3-2 on Friday. The Magicians haven't had much luck with the Cougars recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Marblehead actually scored more points across those five sets (110-98), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 14-25, 17-25, 25-22, 16-14.
Despite the loss, Marblehead still got an impressive performance from Megan Parkman, who had 15 digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Marblehead was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in ten consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Ava Orlando had an outrageously good game for Notre Dame Academy as she had 30 digs and five aces.
The defeat snapped Marblehead's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 5-3 record. As for Notre Dame Academy, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-3 record.
Marblehead will take on Danvers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Notre Dame Academy, they will head out to face off against Plymouth North at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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