Ash Grove lost against Skyline back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Ash Grove Pirates fell just short of the Skyline Tigers by a score of 3-2. The Pirates haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Ash Grove sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 24-26, 25-17, 11-25, 15-5.
When it comes to explaining why Ash Grove lost, don't look at Kaitlyn Stafford. Despite the final result, she had 32 digs and four aces. Stafford has been hot , having posted 19 or more digs the last seven times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Samantha Schindler, who had 18 digs.
Even though they lost, Ash Grove was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive matches.
Ash Grove's loss dropped their record down to 7-12-3. As for Skyline, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-13-3.
Ash Grove wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 2-0 win against Billings on the 19th. Skyline has also already played their next contest, a 1-1 draw against Versailles on the 19th.
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