Elida faced Melrose in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Tigers fell just short of the Buffaloes by a score of 3-2. The Tigers have struggled against the Buffaloes recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Elida took Melrose into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 16-25, 25-19, 25-17, 24-26, 15-12.
Melrose can attribute much of their success to Zona Hollaway, who had seven digs and one assist.
Having lost for the first time this season, Elida fell to 15-1. As for Melrose, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 11-2.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Elida will take on rival Gateway Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Melrose is set to face off against their familiar foe Dora at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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