After flying high against Voyager last Thursday, Eno River came back down to earth. The Eno River Bobcats fell just short of the East Wake Academy Eagles by a score of 3-2 on Monday. The Bobcats' loss signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Eno River was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made East Wake Academy work for it, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 26-24, 25-23, 28-30, 15-11.
Despite the defeat, Eno River saw an underclassman step up: Rylee Hall had nine digs and four aces.
Even though they lost, Eno River kept the net locked down and finished the game with 14 blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted in their last seven contests.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead East Wake Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Hannah Snead, who had 47 digs and a kill. Snead is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last 16 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Robertson, who had 30 digs, 11 kills, and two aces.
Eno River's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-4. As for East Wake Academy, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-2.
Eno River didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 defeat against Cornerstone Charter on the 9th. East Wake Academy has also already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against Falls Lake on the 8th.
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