On Saturday, the Ludlow Lions didn't have quite enough to beat the Nantucket Whalers and fell 3-2. The Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Ludlow actually scored more points across those five sets (99-93), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-22, 11-25, 17-25, 15-11.
Nantucket can attribute much of their success to Mariana Silva, who had six aces. With that strong performance, Silva is now averaging an impressive 2.2 aces per game.
Ludlow's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-4. As for Nantucket, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-10.
Ludlow will head out to take on Mount Greylock Regional at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Mount Greylock Regional is coming into the match with seven straight losses at home, meaning Ludlow will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for Nantucket, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 3-1 defeat against Frontier Regional on the 12th.
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