After flying high against Manchester last Monday, Bristol Eastern came back down to earth. The Bristol Eastern Lancers fell just short of the Berlin Redcoats by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. The Lancers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Redcoats apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
Bristol Eastern took Berlin into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-23, 25-21, 26-28, 15-10.
Even though they lost, Bristol Eastern was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in seven consecutive matches.
Bristol Eastern now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Berlin, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
Bristol Eastern will be playing in front of their home fans against Farmington at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Farmington will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Bristol Eastern surely won't give up without a fight. As for Berlin, they will take on Windsor at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Berlin is facing Windsor at the right time seeing as Windsor is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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