After flying high against Shepherd Hill Regional on Wednesday, Millbury came back down to earth. The Woolies took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hopedale Blue Raiders on Friday. The Woolies haven't had much luck with the Blue Raiders recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.
Millbury 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 25-27, 25-23, 25-18, 25-19.
Kaden Ellis paced Millbury's offense, picking up 15 kills. Ellis got some help from Giuliana Gerolomo and her 15 assists. Ellis was also solid from the service line: she led the team with six aces.
Millbury's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Hopedale, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-1.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Millbury will take on rival Whitinsville Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Hopedale is set to challenge their familiar foe Nipmuc Regional at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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