Elyria lost against Berea-Midpark back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Elyria Pioneers took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Berea-Midpark Titans. The Pioneers have struggled against the Titans recently, as their game on Thursday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Elyria started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-15, 25-13, 25-17.
Elyria's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Camy Kelley, who had 11 digs, and Kennedy Smith, who had six kills and four blocks. Those four blocks gave Smith a new career-high.
Elyria's defeat dropped their record down to 5-17. As for Berea-Midpark, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. After both having extra time off, Elyria and Brunswick will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on October 22nd. As for Berea-Midpark, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Medina at 5:00 p.m. on October 22nd.
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