After flying high against East on Tuesday, Buchtel came back down to earth. The Griffins came up short against the Firestone Falcons on Thursday, falling 3-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Falcons this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in September.
Buchtel was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-23, 25-18.
Firestone found their leader in freshman MaKenzie Smith, who had 16 assists and seven digs. Smith is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in each of the last four games she's played.
Buchtel's loss dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Firestone, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 11-9.
Looking ahead, Buchtel will square off against Garfield at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Firestone, they will challenge Western Reserve Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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