Meridian lost against Taylorville back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Meridian Hawks took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Taylorville Tornadoes. The Hawks have struggled against the Tornadoes recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
While Meridian had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 18 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-19.
Layla Lucas paced Meridian's offense, picking up four kills. Lucas got some help from
Haley Leffler and her five assists.
It was another big night for Samantha Breckenridge, who had six kills, three blocks, and two aces for Taylorville. Breckenridge has been hot recently, having posted two or more blocks the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brogan Anderson, who had 11 digs.
Meridian moved to 25-9 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Taylorville, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 27-7 record this season.
Meridian has already played their next matchup, a 2-0 loss against Nokomis on the 26th. As for Taylorville, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 win against Mendon Unity on the 26th.
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