It was fun while it lasted, but Mandarin's undefeated season came to an end after seven games on Friday. They fell just short of the New Smyrna Beach Barracudas by a score of 2-1. The game marked the Mustangs' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Mandarin started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. After all that action, the final score was 22-25, 25-16, 15-8.
Having lost for the first time this season, Mandarin fell to 7-1. As for New Smyrna Beach, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-2.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Maclay the next time they take the court. Mandarin will head out to face Maclay at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, while New Smyrna Beach will play them later in the day, at 6:00 p.m.
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