The Crooms Academy Panthers came up short against the Olympia Titans on Thursday and fell 3-1.
Crooms Academy started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-10, 25-13, 25-20.
Raoh Connell paced Crooms Academy's offense, picking up seven kills. Connell got some help from Devon Miller and his ten assists. Miller also made an impact serving: he shared the team lead in aces with Caydan Peters, racking up two apiece.
Matheus Carvalho Da Silva was the offensive standout of the game as he had 13 digs and one assist. Otavio Fonseca De Andrade also deserves some recognition as he had his first kills of the season.
Crooms Academy's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Olympia, their win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-4.
Crooms Academy has already played their next contest, a 3-0 defeat against Lyman on the 1st. As for Olympia, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against West Orange on the 31st.
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