Russellville suffered their biggest loss since September 19th on Thursday. They came up short against the Stover Bulldogs, falling 3-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Indians in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost eight in a row.
Russellville was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-17, 25-21.
Kate Oligschlaeger and Paige Calvird certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Oligschlaeger had 12 digs, while Calvird had eight digs.
Even though they lost, Russellville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in ten consecutive games.
Leading Stover to victory were Teagan Morris and Lainee Menning. Morris had 11 digs, while Menning had 12 digs, three aces, and a kill.
Russellville's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-12-1. As for Stover, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-5-2 record this season.
As of now, neither Russellville nor Stover have any future games scheduled.
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