After flying high against Dennis-Yarmouth Regional last Wednesday, Dartmouth came back down to earth. The Dartmouth Indians fell just short of the Greater New Bedford RVT Bears by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Indians were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Bears apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
Dartmouth took Greater New Bedford RVT into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-21, 25-18, 19-25, 15-12.
Arden Dennehy and Sophia Rutkowski certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Dennehy had 29 digs, while Rutkowski had 14 digs.
Dartmouth's defeat was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-3. As for Greater New Bedford RVT, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Dartmouth will square off against Oliver Ames at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Greater New Bedford RVT, they will look to defend their home court on Monday against Apponequet Regional at 6:00 p.m.
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