Western Reserve lost against Willard back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Western Reserve Roughriders fell just short of the Willard Crimson Flashes by a score of 3-2. The Roughriders haven't had much luck with the Crimson Flashes recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Western Reserve started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 18-25, 25-15, 25-21, 16-14.
Western Reserve lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Lilliana Jarrett, who had 11 digs.
Even though they lost, Western Reserve was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Willard only served four.
Morgan Lofland went supernova for Willard, getting 24 digs. Lofland is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Western Reserve's defeat dropped their record down to 14-6. As for Willard, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season.
Western Reserve does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Willard, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Edison on the 8th.
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