After flying high against Minor last Thursday, Homewood came back down to earth. The Homewood Patriots fell just short of the Buckhorn Bucks by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. The Patriots were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Bucks apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in August.
Homewood took Buckhorn into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-16, 15-25, 15-25, 17-15.
Buckhorn was led to victory by Sarai McKenzie and Tori Hall. McKenzie had 24 digs and two aces, while Hall had 14 digs and two aces. That's the most aces McKenzie has posted in her last eight matchups.
Homewood's loss dropped their record down to 13-15. As for Buckhorn, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 41-16 record this season.
Homewood does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Buckhorn, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Southside on the 23rd.
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