Bloomfield lost against Grand Valley back in September of 2018, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Bloomfield Cardinals took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Grand Valley Mustangs. The Cardinals haven't had much luck with the Mustangs recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
While Bloomfield ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-20, 24-26, 25-17.
Bloomfield lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Nevaeh Doll, who had 29 digs, five aces, and five aces. Doll is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 26 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Tessa Gwinn, who had 22 digs, three aces, and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Bloomfield was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 14.
Bloomfield's loss dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Grand Valley, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
Bloomfield is on the road again on Thursday to play Harding at 7:00 p.m. As for Grand Valley, they will face off against Lordstown at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Lordstown is coming into the game with six straight defeats at home, meaning Grand Valley will have to defend against a team hungry for a win.
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