If Camden was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Varsity Opponent on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Patriots fell just short of the Hopkins Royals by a score of 3-2 on Monday.
Camden started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 28-30, 22-25, 25-11, 25-21, 15-13.
James Hargon paced Camden's offense, picking up 14 kills. Hargon got some help from Ace Xiong and his 19 assists. Xiong was also solid from the service line: he led the team with four aces.
Camden's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Camden didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-1 loss against Edison on the 17th. As for Hopkins, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Coon Rapids at 6:00 p.m. on May 6.
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