If Central was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Belchertown last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Golden Eagles fell just short of the Wellesley Raiders by a score of 3-2 on Monday. While the Golden Eagles didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Raiders 25-21 in the first set.
Central started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 23-25, 25-22, 25-17, 17-15.
Xavier Lozada paced Central's offense, picking up 21 kills. Lozada got some help from Jovan Diaz and his 41 assists. Aaden Cornick and Tristan Mitchell kept things locked in from the service line: the pair finished with two aces apiece.
Central now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Wellesley, they now have a winning record of 1-0-1.
Central has already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Ludlow on the 8th. Wellesley has also already played their next game (against Newton North), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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