Springfield was the 3-2 winner over Western Reserve when they last played one another back in September, but their luck changed this time around. The Springfield Tigers fell just short of the Western Reserve Blue Devils by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Tigers' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Springfield took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-16, 16-25, 25-21, 15-13.
Even though they lost, Springfield was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 21 consecutive matches.
Springfield's loss dropped their record down to 15-7. As for Western Reserve, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-12 record this season.
After both having extra time off, Springfield and Jackson-Milton will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The last three games Springfield has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. Western Reserve does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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