Brookside lost against Wellington back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Brookside Cardinals took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wellington Dukes. The Cardinals have struggled against the Dukes recently, as their game on Thursday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
While Brookside had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 20 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-21, 23-25, 25-21.
Despite the loss, Brookside still got an impressive performance from Lily Schremp, who had 17 digs, five aces, and a kill. That's the most aces Schremp has posted since back in August.
Even though they lost, Brookside was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in seven consecutive matches.
Wellington found their leader in underclassman Courtney Krosse, who had seven digs and two aces.
Brookside's loss dropped their record down to 10-10. As for Wellington, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-7 record this season.
Brookside will take on Black River at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Brookside is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road. As for Wellington, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-1 win against Lake Ridge Academy on the 7th.
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