Madison lost against North Buncombe back in August, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Madison Patriots fell just short of the North Buncombe Black Hawks by a score of 3-2. The Patriots have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Madison took North Buncombe into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-17, 25-27, 16-25, 16-14.
Even though they lost, Madison was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last seven matches.
Madison's loss dropped their record down to 4-7. As for North Buncombe, their victory ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 6-9.
Madison will head out to square off against NCSSM: Morganton at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for North Buncombe, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 defeat vs. A.C. Reynolds on the 24th.
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