After flying high against Smethport last Monday, Austin came back down to earth. The Austin Panthers fell just short of the Coudersport Falcons by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Falcons: they've now lost nine in a row.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Austin sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-16, 21-25, 25-18, 24-26, 15-9.
Ella Wahlers was a one-man wrecking crew for Coudersport as she had six aces and 38 assists. Wahlers has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last four times she's played. Olivia Fink was another key player, getting 12 kills, six digs, four aces, and two blocks.
Austin's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Coudersport, they pushed their record up to 5-3 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Austin didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-2 defeat vs. Oswayo Valley on the 25th. Coudersport has also already played their next game, a 3-0 loss against Otto-Eldred on the 19th.
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