Middlebridge unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of the Achievement First Providence Falcons by a score of 3-2 on Monday. While the Owl didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Falcons 25-17 in the first set.
Middlebridge started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 17-25, 27-29, 25-18, 25-15, 15-7.
Achievement First Providence had a senior duo take command as AJ Kue had 16 assists and two aces and Jairon Nunez had four aces and two blocks. Those four aces set a new season-high mark for Nunez.
The win made it two in a row for Achievement First Providence and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Middlebridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Achievement First Providence, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 3-1 victory against Davies Career & Tech on the 8th.
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