Fontbonne Academy was the 3-1 winner over Dedham when they last played one another back in September, but their luck changed this time around. The Ducks fell just short of the Marauders by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Ducks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back matches.
Fontbonne Academy started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 26-28, 25-18, 25-17, 17-15.
Emma Jolley paced Fontbonne Academy's offense, picking up 15 kills. Jolley got some help from Tayla Jiang and her 36 assists. Jiang was also solid from the service line: she led the team with four aces.
Fontbonne Academy's loss dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Dedham, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-13.
Fontbonne Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 3-1 defeat against Rockland on the 15th. As for Dedham, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Malden Catholic on the 16th.
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