After flying high against Cusick last Saturday, Inchelium came back down to earth. The Inchelium Hornets fell just short of the Northport Mustangs by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Hornets' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Inchelium wouldn't go down easily and took Northport into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-18, 25-27, 20-25, 15-12.
Kate Beardslee continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Northport, getting 20 digs, 17 kills, four blocks, and four aces. With that strong performance, Beardslee is now averaging an impressive 10.3 digs per game. Another player making a difference was Kylie Colton, who had 23 digs and five kills.
Inchelium's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-4-1. As for Northport, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-2.
Inchelium will head out to take on Selkirk at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Selkirk is coming into the matchup with four straight victories at home, so Inchelium will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Northport, they will challenge Curlew at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
