Ferndale was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Shade Panthers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Panthers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in September.
The final score came out to 25-12, 23-25, 25-13, 25-23.
Olivia Tallari paced Ferndale's offense, picking up nine kills. Tallari got some help from Lydia Hyland and her 22 assists. Finally, Bailey Moschgat and Emma Regan kept the team grounded on defense, each having blocked seven attacks.
Shade got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Hayden Oaks out in front who had 11 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Oaks has posted over her last six matchups. Antonia Naret also deserves some recognition as she had her first dig of the season.
Ferndale's loss dropped their record down to 6-16-1. As for Shade, the victory (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 11-4.
Ferndale has already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Turkeyfoot Valley Area on the 9th. Shade has also already played their next contest (against Salisbury Elk Lick), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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