The Melbourne Bearkatz didn't have quite enough to beat the Salem Greyhounds on Tuesday and fell 3-2. The Bearkatz have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Melbourne actually scored more points across those five sets (103-99), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final set scores wound up at 18-25, 27-25, 14-25, 25-15, 15-13.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Salem to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jailyn Strong, who had 13 kills, 12 digs, and four aces. Gracie Abney was another key player, getting 10 kills, 10 digs, and three aces.
Melbourne has now lost six of their last seven games on the road. That gives them a 3-2 record this season. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 3-1 Bergman (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 68.8% over those games). As for Salem, they have now won nine of their last 12 games at home. That gives them a 4-2 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Melbourne will take on their in-conference opponent Yellville-Summit at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Salem is set to face off against their familiar foe Flippin at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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