Golden Eagles
| 04/24/25 vs Longmeadow | 2-3 |
| 04/22/25 @ Chicopee Comp | 3-0 |
| 04/21/25 @ Frontier Regional | 3-0 |
| 04/18/25 vs Chicopee Comp | 3-1 |
| 04/16/25 @ Belchertown | 3-0 |
After a string of seven wins, Central's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of the Longmeadow Lancers by a score of 3-2. The Golden Eagles were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Lancers apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in May of 2024.
Central wouldn't go down easily and took Longmeadow into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 16-25, 25-16, 20-25, 25-13, 15-11.
Xavier Lozada paced Central's offense, picking up 23 kills. Lozada got some help from Jovan Diaz and his 38 assists. Bedel Abdi controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Central's loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 9-4. As for Longmeadow, their victory bumped their record up to 7-4.
Central wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-1 win against Chicopee on the 28th. As for Longmeadow, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Frontier Regional on the 28th.
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