After flying high against Mansfield Christian last Thursday, Lucas came back down to earth. The Lucas Cubs fell just short of the Black River Pirates by a score of 3-2 on Monday. The Cubs haven't had much luck with the Pirates recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Lucas sadly dropped the once that decided the match. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 20-25, 25-23, 24-26, 15-13.
Lucas now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Black River, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season.
Lucas will face off against Danville at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Danville is coming into the match with four straight victories at home, so Lucas will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Black River, they will welcome Firelands at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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