After a string of four wins, Jenkins's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell just short of the Belfry Pirates by a score of 3-2. The Cavaliers haven't had much luck with the Pirates recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Jenkins actually scored more points across those five sets (108-107), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 26-24, 22-25, 18-25, 16-14.
Even though they lost, Jenkins was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in five consecutive matchups.
Jenkins' defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-4. As for Belfry, their victory ended a nine-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-11.
Jenkins didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 win vs. Hurley on the 19th. As for Belfry, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Phelps at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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