If Nettleton was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of West Memphis on Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Raiders fell just short of the Mountain Home Bombers by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for the Raiders in their meetings with the Bombers: they've now lost five in a row.
Nettleton actually scored more points across those five sets (109-105), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 20-25, 17-25, 25-21, 18-16.
Ava Elder paced Nettleton's offense, picking up ten kills. Elder were helped by Kylie Deaton and Kennedy Massey, who contributed 17 assists each. Finally, Ella McMasters kept Nettleton's defense grounded, leading the team with five blocks.
Nettleton's defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Mountain Home, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-6 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Nettleton is set to square off against their familiar foe Searcy at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Mountain Home will take on rival Paragould at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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