Fountain Central and North Vermillion squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Fountain Central had to settle for second. They came up short against the North Vermillion Falcons, falling 3-0. The Mustangs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Falcons apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played on October 2nd.
Fountain Central was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-22, 25-20.
Fountain Central's loss came despite strong showings from Mallory Massey and Rylee Simko. Massey had eight digs, while Simko had 22 digs and a kill. Simko is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last 13 games she's played dating back to last season.
Cassie Norman was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had ten digs.
Fountain Central has been struggling recently as they've lost 16 of their last 20 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-20 record this season. As for North Vermillion, they moved to 6-13 with that victory, which also ended their five-game losing streak.
Fountain Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now. North Vermillion has already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against Riverton Parke on the 19th.
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