Sun Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They came up short against the Marple Newtown Fightin' Tigers, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-20, 25-6.
Leading Marple Newtown to victory were Heidi Reller and Vivian Highland. Reller had 13 digs and four aces, while Highland had ten digs and three aces. That's the most aces Highland has posted in her last six contests.
Sun Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Marple Newtown, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season.
Sun Valley's road trip will continue as they head out to face Downingtown East at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Downingtown East is coming into the matchup with ten straight wins at home, so Sun Valley will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Marple Newtown, they will welcome Penncrest at 3:45 p.m. on Monday.
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