It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Orion can now relate to. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the El Paso-Gridley Titans on Tuesday. The Chargers' defeat signaled the end of their 14-game winning streak.
Orion was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made El Paso-Gridley work for it, especially in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-12.
Orion's offense was headlined by
Ellie Knupp and
Avery Knupp, who picked up six kills apiece. They got some help from
Lainey Kunert and her eight assists. Ellie was also solid from the service line: she led the team with two aces.
Orion's loss dropped their record down to 31-7. As for El Paso-Gridley, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 29-7 record this season.
Orion does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for El Paso-Gridley, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Erie-Prophetstown at 6:00 p.m. Erie-Prophetstown will roll in looking for their 12th straight win, something El Paso-Gridley surely won't give up without a fight.
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