Volleyball Recap: Ellendale Takes a Tough Playoff Loss

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Ellendale can now relate to. They came up short against the Carrington Cardinals on Friday, falling 3-0. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Ellendale of the 3-1 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October.

Ellendale couldn't get the win, but they sure gave Carrington a tough time in the second set. The final score came out to 25-14, 31-29, 25-14.

Ariel Hagen paced Ellendale's offense, picking up ten kills. Hagen also shared the team's lead in assists with Riley Goehring: they picked up seven each. Macy Norton and Madeline Thorpe kept things locked in from the service line: the pair finished with two aces apiece.

Ellendale now has a losing record at 13-14-1. As for Carrington, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4-3 record this season.

As of now, neither Ellendale nor Carrington have any future games scheduled.

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