It was a good run, but Timberlake unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Priest River Spartans by a score of 3-2. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Tigers of the 3-1 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in August.
Timberlake took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 25-17, 15-25, 23-25, 25-22, 15-13.
Timberlake lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Isabelle Torr, who had 20 digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave Torr a new career-high in aces.
Even though they lost, Timberlake was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Priest River only served five.
Toni Marinello was a one-man wrecking crew for Priest River as she had 22 digs. Marinello is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last 13 games she's played dating back to last season.
Timberlake's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-7. As for Priest River, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-5.
Timberlake wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 3-1 loss against Bonners Ferry on the 10th. Priest River has also already played their next contest, a 3-1 defeat against Newport on the 10th.
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