Richmond was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 11th straight loss. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lexington Minutemen. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Spartans of the 3-2 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
Richmond started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-17, 25-20, 25-16.
Even though they lost, Richmond was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last six matchups.
Richmond's loss dropped their record down to 2-16. As for Lexington, with the win, they broke their seven-game losing streak and moved their record to 6-20-2.
Richmond has already played their next game, a 3-0 defeat against Holden on the 14th. As for Lexington, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 3-2 victory against Trenton on the 14th.
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