If Margaretta was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Port Clinton on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Polar Bears fell 3-1 to the Vermilion Sailors on Thursday. The Polar Bears were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Sailors earlier this season, when they won 3-2.
While Margaretta ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 21 points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-23, 19-25, 25-23, 25-21.
Kenadie Saylor paced Margaretta's offense, picking up nine kills. Saylor got some help from Tarah Hershey and her 14 assists. Lucy Edwards controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
Leading Vermilion to victory were Haley Stepp and Payton Strickler. Stepp had 14 digs and two aces, while Strickler had seven digs. Those seven digs gave Strickler a new career-high.
Margaretta has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-13 record this season. As for Vermilion, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-12.
Margaretta didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-1 loss against Old Fort on the 4th. As for Vermilion, they have also already played their next contest, a 3-1 victory against Lorain on the 4th.
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