Tallmadge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Aurora Greenmen. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Greenmen this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in September.
Tallmadge started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-16, 25-10, 25-17.
Eva Arnold paced Tallmadge's offense, picking up seven kills. Arnold got some help from Sophie Worthington and her 11 assists. Worthington also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with Emily Hunkele, each putting up two.
Aurora was led to victory by Arabella Wetzel and Emerson Spiesz. Wetzel had six digs and four aces, while Spiesz had 24 digs and two aces. Spiesz has been hot, having posted ten or more digs the last six times she's played.
Tallmadge's loss dropped their record down to 8-11. As for Aurora, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That lines up perfectly with their 15-5 record this season.
Tallmadge has already played their next contest, a 3-1 defeat against Stow-Munroe Falls on the 4th. Aurora has also already played their next matchup (against Roosevelt), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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