After flying high against Liberty on Thursday, Southeast came back down to earth. The Pirates fell 3-1 to the Newton Falls Tigers on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Pirates in their meetings with the Tigers: they've now lost five in a row.
The final score came out to 25-20, 25-27, 25-15, 25-17.
Leila Evans paced Southeast's offense, picking up 18 kills. Evans got some help from Neena Truex and her 27 assists. Reyna Ripley controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Newton Falls had a senior duo take command as Torrie Fanton had 37 assists and 15 digs and Karsen Gazda had nine digs and two aces. Fanton has been hot for a while, having posted 17 or more assists the last nine times she's played. Madison Davis also deserves some recognition as she had her first block of the season.
Southeast's loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Newton Falls, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-4.
Southeast has already played their next contest, a 3-0 defeat against Crestview on the 18th. As for Newton Falls, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-2 loss against LaBrae on the 18th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
