It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Earlville can now relate to. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Parkview Christian Academy Falcons on Monday. The Red Raiders were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Falcons apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played last Thursday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-14.
Bailey Miller paced Earlville's offense, picking up seven kills. Miller got some help from
Payton Actis and her six assists. Finally,
Addison Scherer and
Jessie Miller kept the team grounded on defense, each having blocked two attacks.
Parkview Christian Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kendra Mersman led the charge by getting eight aces and four kills. The dominant performance gave Mersman a new career-high in aces. Tehya Knapp was another key player, getting eight aces and four kills.
Earlville's defeat dropped their record down to 13-21. As for Parkview Christian Academy, the win snapped their losing streak at five games and leaves them with a 13-16 record.
Earlville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Parkview Christian Academy, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 2-1 loss against Newark on the 30th.
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