Baxter Springs suffered their biggest defeat since October 8, 2024 on Tuesday. They came up short against the Girard Trojans, falling 3-0. The Lions were not able to make up for their loss to the Trojans from their previous meeting back in October of 2024.
While Baxter Springs was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Girard's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-12, 25-18.
Sadie Miller paced Baxter Springs' offense, picking up 12 kills. Miller got some help from Sam Sheffer and her 25 assists. Sheffer was also solid from the service line: she led the team with two aces.
Girard was led to victory by Brilee Black and Breelee Merrell. Black had seven aces and four digs, while Merrell had 17 digs. Those seven aces gave Black a new career-high.
This is the second loss in a row for Baxter Springs and nudges their season record down to 20-10. As for Girard, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 25-11.
Coming up, Baxter Springs will take on Parsons at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Girard, they will look to defend their home court on Monday against Southeast at 7:00 p.m.
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