If Parkland was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Louis E. Dieruff on Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Trojans fell just short of the Emmaus Hornets by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Parkland took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 18-25, 25-18, 24-26, 25-11, 15-12.
Kasia Burda paced Parkland's offense, picking up 14 kills. Burda got some help from Alex Serina and her 20 assists. Gabby Brader controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Emmaus was led to victory by Corrine Slivka and Sophia Freemont. Slivka had 29 digs and four aces, while Freemont had 19 digs. With that strong performance, Slivka is now averaging an impressive 10.1 digs per game.
Parkland's defeat dropped their record down to 18-8-1. As for Emmaus, they are on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 21 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-4-2 record this season.
Parkland wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Allentown Central Catholic on the 11th. As for Emmaus, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Pocono Mountain West on the 11th.
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