After flying high against Wawasee last Thursday, Plymouth came back down to earth. The Plymouth Pilgrims/Rockies took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Valparaiso Vikings on Monday. The Pilgrims/Rockies have struggled against the Vikings recently, as their matchup on Monday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 17-25, 25-16, 25-18.
Even though they lost, Plymouth was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in three consecutive matches.
Abbi Brubaker was the offensive standout of the contest as she had seven digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.
Plymouth now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Valparaiso, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-5.
Plymouth will take on NorthWood at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. NorthWood will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Plymouth surely won't give up without a fight. As for Valparaiso, they will square off against Crown Point at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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