Haldane came into their game on Monday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against the Carmel Rams, falling 3-0.
Haldane was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-13, 25-22.
Liv Holmbo paced Haldane's offense, picking up eight kills. Holmbo got some help from Gianna Squillace and her 11 assists. Emily McPherson controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Haldane's loss dropped their record down to 5-12. As for Carmel, their victory bumped their record up to 3-4.
Haldane and Carmel could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps New York Rankings. The Blue Devils will square off against Arlington at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank disadvantage (286 vs. 61). Meanwhile, Carmel (ranked 223rd) will meet Lakeland (ranked 13th) at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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