Bucksport can finally bid farewell to their six-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Sumner Tigers as the Bucksport Golden Bucks made off with a 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Golden Bucks have posted since September 20, 2023.
Bucksport was dominant in the second set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough Sumner squad. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-7, 25-19.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bucksport to victory, but perhaps none more so than Paige Bowden, who had five aces and three digs. The dominant performance also gave Bowden a new career-high in aces. Another player making a difference was Allie Hanscom, who had four aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Bucksport was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 18 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Bucksport's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Sumner, they are on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.
Bucksport didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-1 defeat vs. George Stevens Academy on the 19th. Sumner has also already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against Calais on the 18th.
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