Volleyball Recap: Portsmouth West Senators vs. Fairland Dragons
If Portsmouth West was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Rock Hill last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Portsmouth West Senators fell just short of the Fairland Dragons by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. The Senators have struggled against the Dragons recently, as their game on Wednesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Portsmouth West took Fairland into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-27, 25-22, 19-25, 25-21, 16-14.
Despite the loss, Portsmouth West still got an impressive performance from Mylie Pistole, who had 16 digs. Pistole is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Fairland can attribute much of their success to Taegan Leep, who had 13 digs.
Portsmouth West's loss dropped their record down to 8-12. As for Fairland, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.
Portsmouth West will square off against Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Valley will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Portsmouth West surely won't give up without a fight. Fairland does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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