After flying high against Oakland Mills last Wednesday, Guilford Park came back down to earth. The Guilford Park Panther took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Long Reach Lightning on Friday.
While Guilford Park ultimately came up short, they really made Long Reach work, particularly in the first set. The final score came out to 26-24, 24-26, 25-20, 25-21.
Sofia Servedio and Enkhbulgan Batzorig certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Servedio had ten digs and 12 assists, while Batzorig had five digs and 20 assists.
Even though they lost, Guilford Park was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in three consecutive matchups.
Delaney Strawhorn was nothing short of spectacular for Long Reach: she had 13 digs and four aces. Those four aces gave Strawhorn a new career-high.
Guilford Park's loss dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Long Reach, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Guilford Park will venture away from home to challenge Severn Run at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Severn Run is coming into the game with four straight wins at home, so Guilford Park will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Long Reach, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Chesapeake at 6:00 p.m.
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