Perryville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell just short of the Central Rebels by a score of 3-2. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Pirates of the 3-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Monday.
Perryville wouldn't go down easily and took Central into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking six-point loss. The final score came out to 25-27, 25-16, 25-15, 18-25, 15-9.
Ellie Gerler paced Perryville's offense, picking up 13 kills. Gerler got some help from
Paige Berkbigler and her 21 assists. Berkbigler was also solid from the service line: she led the team with four aces.
Perryville's loss dropped their record down to 9-17-1. As for Central, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 15-16-1.
Perryville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Central, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-0 defeat against Potosi on the 23rd.
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