If East Palestine was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Leetonia on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Bulldogs fell just short of the Southern Indians by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Bulldogs were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Indians earlier this season, when they won 3-1.
East Palestine took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 23-25, 21-25, 25-21, 15-9.
Amara Wilson paced East Palestine's offense, picking up 16 kills. Wilson got some help from Cami Kridler and her 26 assists. Destiney Burtyk controlled things from the service line, finishing with five aces.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Southern to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brooke Boyle, who had 20 digs. Those 20 digs gave Boyle a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Addy Martin, who had 14 digs and two aces.
East Palestine has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-6 record this season. As for Southern, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season.
East Palestine will head out on the road to take on Springfield at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Southern, they will host David Anderson at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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