Basic lost against Silverado back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Basic Wolves fell just short of the Silverado Skyhawks by a score of 3-2. The Wolves have struggled against the Skyhawks recently, as their game on Tuesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Basic took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 25-13, 16-25, 17-25, 25-11, 16-14.
Defeat or not, Basic got some senior leadership from Madison Ortiz and Gracelynn Williams. Ortiz had 14 digs and three aces, while Williams had 15 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Ortiz has posted since back in August.
Even though they lost, Basic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive matchups.
Silverado was led to victory by Xalia King and Lovie Aquino. King had 17 digs, while Aquino had 15 digs, three aces, and two kills. King is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Basic's loss dropped their record down to 7-13. As for Silverado, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-11.
Basic wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 3-0 defeat against Foothill on the 17th. Silverado has also already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against Bishop Gorman on the 17th.
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