Volleyball Recap: Elkhart Elks vs. Westwood Panthers
If Elkhart was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Mexia last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Elkhart Elks fell just short of the Westwood Panthers by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Elks in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now lost six in a row.
Elkhart actually scored more points across those five sets (104-102), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-22, 17-25, 25-18, 16-14.
Westwood was led to victory by Addyson Nettles and Paxtyn Coker. Nettles had 25 digs and two aces, while Coker had ten digs and three aces. That's the most aces Nettles has posted since back in September.
Elkhart's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 23-13. As for Westwood, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 22-10.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Elkhart will play host again on Tuesday to welcome Fairfield, where the match is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. As for Westwood, they will host Buffalo at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Westwood is facing Buffalo at the right time seeing as Buffalo is stuck on a ten-game losing streak.
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