Volleyball Recap: Pleasant Hill Falls Despite Strong Effort from Maddie Sidwell

By Team Reports Oct 6, 2024, 7:10pm

Volleyball Recap: Pleasant Hill Wolves vs. Calhoun Warriors

Pleasant Hill was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Calhoun Warriors. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Wolves of the 2-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2023.

The final score came out to 25-15, 25-18.

Despite the loss, Pleasant Hill still got an impressive performance from Maddie Sidwell, who had eight digs, six kills, and five blocks. Sidwell is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Makenna Winchell, who had eight digs, four blocks, two kills, and two aces.

She was just one part of a dominant defense: Pleasant Hill kept the net locked down and finished the game with 11 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least six blocks in three consecutive contests.

Pleasant Hill's defeat dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Calhoun, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 18-2.

Pleasant Hill didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 loss against Greenfield/Northwestern on the 1st. Calhoun has also already played their next match, a 2-0 victory against North Greene on the 2nd.

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