North Park was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell just short of the De Beque Dragons by a score of 3-2. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Wildcats of the 3-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Friday.
North Park started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 22-25, 27-25, 25-17, 15-13.
Even though they lost, North Park was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
North Park's loss dropped their record down to 6-9. As for De Beque, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season.
North Park wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 3-1 defeat against Soroco on the 5th. As for De Beque, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Plateau Valley at 5:30 p.m. on October 16th. De Beque is facing Plateau Valley at the right time seeing as Plateau Valley is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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