Volleyball Recap: Tough Loss for Mapleton

If Mapleton was riding high off their 3-0 takedown of Wellington on Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Mounties lost 3-0 to the St. Paul Flyers on Tuesday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Flyers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-1 on September 1st.

The final set scores came out to 25-10, 25-19, 25-14.

Paige Beattie and Addison Hess certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Beattie had 22 digs and three assists, while Hess had 14 digs, eight kills, and two solo blocks.

Ella Kalizewski produced another solid effort, getting 17 kills, 10 digs, and two aces for St. Paul. The team also got some help from Annie Friend, who had 26 assists and three digs.

Mapleton now has a losing record at 7-8. As for St. Paul, their win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-1.

St. Paul wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 3-1 victory against South Central on the 1st.