North Pemiscot lost against Holcomb on October 3rd, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The North Pemiscot Mustangs fell just short of the Holcomb Hornets by a score of 3-2. The defeat continues a trend for the Mustangs in their matchups with the Hornets: they've now lost seven in a row.
North Pemiscot actually scored more points across those five sets (107-106), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 22-25, 19-25, 25-23, 15-11.
Despite the loss, North Pemiscot had strong showings from Brea Stone, who had 26 digs, three aces, and two kills, and Cheyanne Sawyer, who had 47 assists. Sawyer is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last six games she's played.
Even though they lost, North Pemiscot 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 five aces in five consecutive contests.
Ava Gurley went supernova for Holcomb, getting 20 digs and two aces.
North Pemiscot moved to 16-14-1 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Holcomb, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-10-1 record this season.
North Pemiscot does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Holcomb, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Bernie at 6:30 p.m. Bernie will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Holcomb surely won't give up without a fight.
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