After flying high against Escambia County on Tuesday, Excel came back down to earth. The Panthers came up short against the T.R. Miller Tigers on Thursday, falling 3-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Tigers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 last Thursday.
While Excel ultimately came up short, they really made T.R. Miller work, particularly in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 26-24, 25-16.
Madelyn Flummer paced Excel's offense, picking up seven kills. Flummer got some help from Avery Duke and her seven assists. Finally, Ava McPhaul kept Excel's defense grounded, leading the team with five blocks.
Excel's defeat dropped their record down to 7-6. As for T.R. Miller, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 16-4.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Excel will challenge rival Hillcrest at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, T.R. Miller is set to face off against their familiar foe Flomaton at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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