Saratoga lost against Southeast back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Saratoga Panthers fell just short of the Southeast Cyclones by a score of 3-2. The Panthers have struggled against the Cyclones recently, as their game on Friday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Saratoga took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 25-22, 23-25, 26-28, 25-13, 15-7.
Even though they lost, Saratoga kept the net locked down and finished the game with 13 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least ten blocks in three consecutive contests.
Saratoga's defeat dropped their record down to 10-8-3. As for Southeast, the win was the 12th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 19-4.
Saratoga wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 loss against Cokeville on the 19th. After both having extra time off, Southeast and Lingle-Fort Laramie will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Lingle-Fort Laramie has won three straight at home, while Southeast won 11 straight on the road dating back to last season), something that'll have to change.
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