Julian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mountain Empire Redhawks. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Eagles of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.
After all that action, the final score was 25-23, 25-19, 22-25, 25-20.
Despite the defeat, Julian saw an underclassman step up: Cami Siraton had six aces and three digs. Siraton has been hot recently, having posted three or more aces the last five times she's played.
Even though they lost, Julian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in five consecutive matches.
Mountain Empire found their leader in underclassman Rowan Smith, who had 24 digs and six aces. The dominant performance gave Smith a new career-high in aces.
Julian's loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Mountain Empire, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
While Julian had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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