The Vermilion Sailors are taking a road trip to square off against the Willard Crimson Flashes at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday.
On Tuesday, Vermilion came up short against Huron and fell 3-1. The Sailors haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
While Vermilion ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 21-25, 25-17, 25-17.
Despite the loss, Vermilion saw an underclassman step up: Haley Stepp had 14 digs and three aces.
Even though they lost, Vermilion was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in seven consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Willard made easy work of Margaretta on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 win.
The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-12, 25-18.
Vermilion's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-9. As for Willard, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.
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