After flying high against Linden Hall School for Girls last Thursday, Northern Lebanon came back down to earth. The Northern Lebanon Vikings fell just short of the Eastern Lebanon County Raiders by a score of 3-2 on Monday. The Vikings' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Northern Lebanon took Eastern Lebanon County into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking seven-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 14-25, 25-16, 22-25, 25-21, 15-8.
Even though they lost, Northern Lebanon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive matches.
Northern Lebanon's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Eastern Lebanon County, the victory also got them back to even at 2-2.
Northern Lebanon didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-1 win vs. Lancaster Mennonite on the 10th. As for Eastern Lebanon County, they will take on Conrad Weiser at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Eastern Lebanon County is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
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