It was close, but on Tuesday the Bard Early College Raptors sidestepped the Avon Lake Shoremen for a 3-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Raptors.
Bard Early College wouldn't go down easily and took Avon Lake into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-18, 24-26, 20-25, 15-11.
Samuel Malloy paced Bard Early College's offense, picking up 27 kills. Malloy got some help from Isiah Jackson and his 47 assists. Finally, Timothy Robinson kept Bard Early College's defense grounded, leading the team with 11 blocks.
Bard Early College's win bumped their record up to 15-2. As for Avon Lake, they are on a 12-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-12.
Bard Early College wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 3-1 victory against John Marshall on the 30th. As for Avon Lake, they will head out on the road to face off against Steele at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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