Ballard was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against the Northeast Vernon County Knights, falling 3-0. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Bulldogs of the 2-1 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Saturday.
Ballard was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Northeast Vernon County work for it, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 28-26, 25-18.
Even though they lost, Ballard was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last eight matchups.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Northeast Vernon County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Mackenzie Lee, who had nine kills and seven aces. Lee has been hot recently, having posted six or more kills the last six times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooklyn Keith, who had four digs, two aces, and a kill.
Ballard's defeat dropped their record down to 4-15-1. As for Northeast Vernon County, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-12-2 record this season.
Ballard has already played their next game, a 3-0 loss against Kingsville on the 10th. As for Northeast Vernon County, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 defeat against Greenfield on the 10th.
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