If Verrado was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Washington on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Vipers fell 3-1 to the Independence Patriots on Tuesday. The Vipers were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Patriots earlier this season, when they won 3-1.
While Verrado ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 20 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-20, 22-25, 25-20.
Cole Sanders paced Verrado's offense, picking up 11 kills. Sanders got some help from Zachary Doerksen and his 28 assists.
Independence can attribute much of their success to Hser Lar, who had 13 assists and nine digs. Lar has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more assists the last three times he's played.
Verrado's defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 7-1 and their overall record down to 21-7. As for Independence, their record now sits at 15-13.
Verrado has already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against Desert Edge on the 17th. As for Independence, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-2 win against Buckeye on the 17th.
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