Forsyth was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of the Houston Tigers by a score of 3-2. While the Panthers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Tigers 25-21 in the first set.
Forsyth took Houston into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-23, 25-15, 20-25, 15-11.
Despite the loss, Forsyth still got an impressive performance from Josy Graham, who had 11 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Graham has posted in her last seven matches.
Even though they lost, Forsyth was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive contests.
Houston was led to victory by Gracyn McNiell and Carli Cummins. McNiell had 28 digs and two aces, while Cummins had ten digs and two aces.
Forsyth's defeat dropped their record down to 5-23-3. As for Houston, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 21-11-3.
Forsyth does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Houston has already played their next game, a 3-0 loss against Mountain Grove on the 24th.
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