If Highland Park was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Schlagle last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Highland Park Scots fell just short of the Atchison Phoenix by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for the Scots in their matchups with the Phoenix: they've now lost nine in a row.
Highland Park started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 22-25, 25-14, 25-20, 15-11.
Despite the loss, Highland Park had strong showings from Sincere Cooper, who had 15 digs, two blocks, and two blocks, and Evelyn Cortez, who had 16 digs and four aces. That's the most aces Cortez has posted in her last six matches.
Highland Park's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5-1. As for Atchison, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-8.
Highland Park will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Atchison at 7:00 p.m. on October 15th. As for Atchison, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 defeat vs. Jefferson County North on the 21st.
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