After flying high against Tussey Mountain last Wednesday, Shade came back down to earth. The Shade Panthers took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Ferndale Yellow Jackets on Monday. The defeat continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Yellow Jackets: they've now lost four in a row.
Shade started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-21, 25-11, 25-13.
When it comes to explaining why Shade lost, don't look at Jaedyn Krupper. Despite the final result, she had 22 digs. Krupper is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 16 or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Haylee Critchfield, who had 12 digs.
Even though they lost, Shade was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 20 consecutive matchups.
Shade's loss dropped their record down to 14-6. As for Ferndale, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season.
As of now, neither Shade nor Ferndale have any future games scheduled.
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