After a string of eight wins, Battlefield's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell 2-0 to the Patriot Pioneers. The Bobcats were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Pioneers apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played last Thursday.
Battlefield was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-9, 27-25.
Leading Patriot to victory were Adelia Thompson and Meredith Toussaint. Thompson had 11 digs, while Toussaint had four aces and three digs. The dominant performance gave Toussaint a new career-high in aces.
Battlefield's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-3. As for Patriot, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season.
Battlefield will take on Woodbridge at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Patriot, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 victory vs. Tuscarora on the 21st.
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