It was a good run, but West Jefferson unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Delaware Christian Eagles by a score of 3-2. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Roughriders of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
West Jefferson took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 25-27, 25-15, 12-25, 25-20, 15-7.
Julia Beatty paced West Jefferson's offense, picking up 11 kills. Beatty got some help from
Mallory Boyd and her 24 assists. Beatty was also solid from the service line: she led the team with four aces.
Payton Eversole was nothing short of spectacular for Delaware Christian: she had 30 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Eversole has posted in her last six contests.
West Jefferson's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-8. As for Delaware Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season.
West Jefferson does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Delaware Christian, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-1 loss against Centerburg on the 26th.
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