Mt. Gilead was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell 3-1 to the Danville Blue Devils. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Blue Devils this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-1 back in September.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-27, 25-17, 25-12.
Lindsey Ayers paced Mt. Gilead's offense, picking up five kills. Ayers got some help from Kenlee Trainer and her eight assists. Ayers was also solid from the service line: she led the team with five aces.
Leading Danville to victory were Kenzi Staats and Kayley Sheldon. Staats had 34 assists and four digs, while Sheldon had five digs and five aces. That's the most assists Staats has posted over her last eight contests.
Mt. Gilead's defeat dropped their record down to 3-17. As for Danville, their victory ended a three-match drought at home and bumped them up to 9-11.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Mt. Gilead will square off against rival Cardington-Lincoln at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Danville is set to face off against their familiar foe East Knox at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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