McFarland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of the Milton Red Hawks by a score of 3-2. The Spartans were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Red Hawks apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
McFarland actually scored more points across those five sets (106-103), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 18-25, 27-25, 18-25, 15-11.
Defeat or not, McFarland got some senior leadership from Claire Doty and Kendall Riemen. Doty had 19 digs, while Riemen had 11 digs and three aces.
Leading Milton to victory were Elise Wieters and Julia Schultz. Wieters had 11 digs, while Schultz had 23 digs and four aces. That's the most aces Schultz has posted in her last eight games.
McFarland's loss dropped their record down to 14-21. As for Milton, their victory bumped their record up to 20-12.
McFarland didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-1 win against Monona Grove on the 17th. Milton has also already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Brodhead on the 17th.
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