Volleyball Recap: Huntsville Takes a Tough Playoff Loss

By Team Reports Nov 4, 2024, 5:12pm

Volleyball Recap: Huntsville Panthers vs. McGill-Toolen Yellowjackets

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It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Huntsville can now relate to. They came up short against the McGill-Toolen Yellowjackets on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The loss continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Yellowjackets: they've now lost eight in a row.

Huntsville was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made McGill-Toolen work for it, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 26-24, 25-21.

Huntsville's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Lacey Hollis, who had nine digs, and Kennedy Moss, who had seven digs and five kills. Moss has been hot for a while, having posted five or more kills the last 18 times she's played.

Leading McGill-Toolen to victory were Bella Smith and Payton Mcclarren. Smith had ten digs, while Mcclarren had nine digs and two aces.

Huntsville's loss dropped their record down to 30-10. As for McGill-Toolen, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 43-9 record this season.

Huntsville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. McGill-Toolen has already played their next match, a 3-1 victory against Hoover on the 29th.

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