Hartford lost against Grafton back in October of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Orioles fell 3-1 to the Black Hawks. The loss put an end to the Orioles' undefeated start to the season.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 19-25, 25-13, 25-11.
Grace Burton paced Hartford's offense, picking up nine kills. Burton got some help from Adrianna Marek and her 18 assists. Brielle Brandner controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Grafton to victory, but perhaps none more so than Khiah King, who had six digs and six aces. Those six aces gave King a new career-high. Ava Dotson was another key player, getting 18 assists and five digs.
Hartford dropped their record down to 5-1 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Grafton, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 6-4.
Hartford didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 loss against Homestead on the 6th. Grafton has also already played their next matchup (against New Berlin Eisenhower), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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