Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley lost against Salt Fork back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Falcons fell just short of the Salt Fork Storm by a score of 2-1. The Falcons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley sadly dropped the once that decided the match. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 22-25, 26-24.
Even though they lost, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Salt Fork to victory, but perhaps none more so than Addison Williams, who had 25 digs, two kills, and two aces. Williams is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Rain Pitlik, who had 13 kills, 12 digs, and three aces.
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley's defeat dropped their record down to 9-6. As for Salt Fork, their victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-4.
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley will face off against Ridgeview at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley is facing Ridgeview at the right time seeing as Ridgeview is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Salt Fork, they will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against Paris at 7:00 p.m. Salt Fork will also cruise into their next game with the timing on their side: Paris will have lost four straight heading into Wednesday's match.
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