After flying high against Wellsville on Tuesday, Southern came back down to earth. The Indians fell just short of the United Golden Eagles by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Indians haven't had much luck with the Golden Eagles recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Southern took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-21, 17-25, 25-22, 15-9.
Katie Kellogg paced Southern's offense, picking up 15 kills. Kellogg got some help from Haylee Kellogg and her 22 assists. Finally, Kiah Sloan and Kalayah Crute kept the team grounded on defense, each having blocked three attacks.
Southern now has a losing record of 1-2. As for United, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 3-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Southern will head out to take on Heartland Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for United, they will venture away from home to face off against Salem at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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