Gloucester was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their 13th straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Jamestown Eagles. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in September.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-17, 23-25, 25-6.
Jamestown was led to victory by Kira Van Deusen and Bahar Stump. Van Deusen had 29 digs and three aces, while Stump had nine aces and three digs. With that strong performance, Stump is now averaging an impressive 5 aces per game. Peyton Tilley was another key player, getting five digs and three aces.
Gloucester's loss dropped their record down to 0-11. As for Jamestown, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Gloucester and Jamestown could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Virginia Rankings. The Dukes (ranked 385th) will meet Tabb (ranked 161st) at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Jamestown will challenge Grafton at 6:30 p.m. on Monday with a big rank disadvantage (156 vs. 41).
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