Wright was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of the Tongue River Eagles by a score of 3-2. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Panthers of the 3-2 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
Wright took Tongue River into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 18-25, 25-13, 17-25, 25-13, 17-15.
Jocelyn Umiker paced Wright's offense, picking up 21 kills. Umiker got some help from
Mya Robb and her 37 assists.
Dani Barnhurst controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Leading Tongue River to victory were Aubrey Kelty and Lily Maslowski. Kelty had 12 digs and 16 assists, while Maslowski had nine digs and three aces.
Wright's defeat dropped their record down to 17-13. As for Tongue River, they are on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 19 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-3-4 record this season.
Wright does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Tongue River, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 3-1 victory against Rocky Mountain on the 26th.
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