Keystone Heights won the last time they faced Palatka, and things went their way on Monday too. The Keystone Heights Indians came out on top against the Palatka Panthers by a score of 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Indians.
Keystone Heights got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the fourth set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-10, 21-25, 30-28.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Keystone Heights to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kaleigh Marquart, who had eight aces and 35 assists. The dominant performance gave Marquart a new career-high in aces. Riley Shuford was another key player, getting 13 kills, five aces, and three digs.
Keystone Heights kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That's the most blocks they've managed all season.
Despite the loss, Palatka saw an underclassman step up: Hannah Faulkner had 14 digs and two aces. Faulkner is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season.
Keystone Heights has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 7-12 record this season. As for Palatka, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-9.
Keystone Heights wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 3-2 defeat against Clay on the 1st. As for Palatka, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-2 victory against Crescent City on the 1st.
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