Sultana lost against Oak Hills on September 10th, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Sultana Sultans fell just short of the Oak Hills Bulldogs by a score of 3-2. The Sultans have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as their game on Thursday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Sultana actually scored more points across those five sets (109-106), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 25-21, 16-25, 23-25, 15-13.
When it comes to explaining why Sultana lost, don't look at Brooklyn Kelly. Despite the final result, she had 25 digs, five aces, and five aces. That's the most aces Kelly has posted in her last seven contests.
Even though they lost, Sultana was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 24 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 14 consecutive matches.
Among those leading the charge was Arianna Lopez, who had 13 digs.
Sultana's defeat dropped their record down to 12-7. As for Oak Hills, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 11-5.
Sultana didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 loss vs. Aquinas on the 27th. As for Oak Hills, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Burroughs at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Oak Hills is on a three-game streak of home wins, Burroughs a six-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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