After flying high against Rising Tide last Wednesday, Nauset Regional came back down to earth. The Nauset Regional Warriors fell just short of the Sturgis East Storm by a score of 3-2 on Friday. The Warriors were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Storm apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September.
Nauset Regional actually scored more points across those five sets (106-89), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-19, 13-25, 10-25, 15-13.
Even though they lost, Nauset Regional was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 11 consecutive games.
Nauset Regional now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Sturgis East, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-9.
Nauset Regional didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-1 loss against Dennis-Yarmouth Regional on the 7th. As for Sturgis East, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Cape Cod Academy at 4:00 p.m. Cape Cod Academy is coming into the match with three straight defeats at home, meaning Sturgis East will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win.
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