After flying high against Imagine School at North Port on Tuesday, North Port came back down to earth. The Bobcats fell 3-1 to the Lemon Bay Manta Rays on Thursday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Manta Rays this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in August.
The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-19, 24-26, 25-10.
Despite the loss, North Port still got an impressive performance from Natalie Shelton, who had 18 digs.
Among those leading the charge was Nargiz Aktayeva, who had 11 digs.
Bobcats
| 09/18/25 vs Lemon Bay | 1-3 |
| 09/16/25 vs Imagine School at North Port | 3-0 |
| 09/11/25 vs Gulf Coast HEAT | 3-0 |
| 09/09/25 @ Booker | 3-0 |
| 09/06/25 vs Riverdale | 0-2 |
The defeat snapped North Port's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 6-11 record. As for Lemon Bay, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 10-4.
Looking ahead, North Port will welcome Port Charlotte at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Lemon Bay, they will head out on the road to square off against Babcock at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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