If Osbourn Park was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Unity Reed last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Osbourn Park Yellowjackets fell just short of the Osbourn Eagles by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. The Yellowjackets were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Eagles apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September.
Osbourn Park started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 20-25, 25-21, 25-20, 15-12.
Despite the defeat, Osbourn Park saw an underclassman step up: Alexa Plummer had 21 digs and two aces.
Even though they lost, Osbourn Park was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in four consecutive games.
Osbourn Park has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-11-1 record this season. As for Osbourn, their win bumped their record up to 7-9.
After both having extra time off, Osbourn Park and Gainesville will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Gainesville is coming into the matchup with four straight victories on the road, so Osbourn Park will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Osbourn, they will head out to challenge Freedom at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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