After flying high against Ponchatoula on Tuesday, Mandeville came back down to earth. The Skippers fell 3-1 to the Northshore Panthers on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for the Skippers in their meetings with the Panthers: they've now lost four in a row.
While Mandeville ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 18-25, 25-20, 25-23.
Several Skippers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Julia Marengo, who hit 100% for six kills and 31 assists and eight digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Alyssa Gaudet, who had 18 digs and two aces.
Mandeville's loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 12-10. As for Northshore, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Mandeville is set to challenge their familiar foe Slidell at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Northshore will square off against rival Covington at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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