After flying high against Helena on Thursday, Pelham came back down to earth. The Pelham Panthers fell just short of the Chelsea Hornets by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Panthers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Hornets apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September.
Pelham 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 16-25, 15-25, 25-20, 25-13, 16-14.
Even though they lost, Pelham was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. This was only their second loss (out of seven games) when they serve at least ten aces.
Pelham's defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 32-13. As for Chelsea, they pushed their record up to 30-13 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
As of now, neither Pelham nor Chelsea have any future games scheduled.
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