After flying high against Waite last Wednesday, Lima Senior came back down to earth. The Lima Senior Spartans came up short against the Botkins Trojans on Saturday, falling 3-0. The Spartans have struggled against the Trojans recently, as their game on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Lima Senior was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the 0th set very close. The final score came out to 26-24, 25-20, 25-19.
Despite the loss, Lima Senior still got an impressive performance from Arazha Bowie, who had six aces. The dominant performance gave Bowie a new career-high in aces.
Even though they lost, Lima Senior was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive matches.
Botkins found their leader in underclassman Madison Loy, who had 12 digs and two aces.
Lima Senior's loss dropped their record down to 10-5. As for Botkins, their win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 8-8.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lima Senior will challenge Whitmer at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Lima Senior is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road. As for Botkins, they will head out to challenge Fairlawn at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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