On Wednesday, the Palisades Pumas came up short against the Legion Collegiate Academy Lancers and fell 3-1.
Palisades came into the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. After all that action, the final score was 20-25, 25-18, 25-19, 25-16.
Even though they lost, Palisades was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 12.2.
Anya Pershin had a dynamite game for Legion Collegiate Academy, getting 13 digs and four aces. Pershin is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had eight or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Palisades' loss dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Legion Collegiate Academy, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 7-2.
Palisades didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 win vs. Olympic on the 5th. Legion Collegiate Academy has also already played their next contest, a 2-0 victory against Westside on the 7th.
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