Lewis Mills and Bristol Eastern met for a duel on Friday where Lewis Mills had to take the L. The Lewis Mills Spartans fell just short of the Bristol Eastern Lancers by a score of 3-2. The Spartans haven't had much luck with the Lancers recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Lewis Mills took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-16, 24-26, 26-24, 15-8.
Several Spartans players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Grace Pannuto, who had 40 digs and a kill. Pannuto is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last 14 games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Lewis Mills was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive matches.
Among those leading the charge was Mara Fernance, who had ten digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.
Lewis Mills' defeat dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Bristol Eastern, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 10-7 record this season.
Lewis Mills has already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Middletown on the 21st. As for Bristol Eastern, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 loss against Bristol Central on the 21st.
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