Bloomfield was the 3-1 winner over Bernie when they last played one another back in October of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Bloomfield Wildcats fell just short of the Bernie Mules by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Bloomfield sadly dropped the once that decided the match. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 27-29, 25-17, 24-26, 15-7.
Leading Bernie to victory were Rylie Powell and Kalli Mason. Powell had 18 digs and four aces, while Mason had six digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Powell a new career-high in aces.
Bloomfield now has a losing record at 12-13-1. As for Bernie, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 13-7-3 record this season.
Bloomfield has already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against Clarkton on the 11th. As for Bernie, they will square off against Bell City at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Bernie has three straight victories, Bell City has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
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