After flying high against Cedar Bluffs last Tuesday, Elmwood-Murdock came back down to earth. The Elmwood-Murdock Knights fell just short of the Tri County Trojans by a score of 3-2 on Thursday.
Elmwood-Murdock took Tri County into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-10, 21-25, 19-25, 15-11.
Despite the loss, Elmwood-Murdock saw an underclassman step up: Jaymes Sampson had eight digs and two aces. That's the most aces Sampson has posted in her last five contests.
Elmwood-Murdock has traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last ten games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-12 record this season. As for Tri County, they pushed their record up to 12-6 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Elmwood-Murdock will host Palmyra at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Tri County, they will challenge Exeter-Milligan/Friend on Monday. Tri County is facing Exeter-Milligan/Friend at the right time seeing as Exeter-Milligan/Friend is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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