The home team had won the previous four meetings between La Conner and Mount Vernon Christian, and Mount Vernon Christian kept the tradition alive. The Braves took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hurricanes on Tuesday. The Braves were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Hurricanes earlier this season, when they won 3-1.
La Conner was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Mount Vernon Christian work for it, especially in the first set. The final score came out to 26-24, 23-25, 25-21, 25-17.
Maeve McCormick paced La Conner's offense, picking up 12 kills. McCormick got some help from Reese Bird and her 13 assists. Addison Keller controlled things from the service line, finishing with five aces.
La Conner's loss ended a three-match streak of away wins and brought them to 15-7-1. As for Mount Vernon Christian, they pushed their record up to 9-6-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
While La Conner had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday.
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