On Thursday, Falconer faced Portville in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Falconer Golden Falcons came up short against the Portville Panthers, falling 3-0. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Golden Falcons of the 3-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October.
Falconer was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Portville work for it, especially in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 25-10, 25-20.
Mylie Zaranek paced Falconer's offense, picking up 15 kills. Zaranek got some help from
Hannah Melquist and her 24 assists.
Mia Rhinehart had a dynamite game for Portville, getting 19 digs. Rhinehart has been hot , having posted 11 or more digs the last six times she's played.
With the loss, Falconer broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 18-4. As for Portville, the win was the 14th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 34-3-2.
As of now, neither Falconer nor Portville have any future games scheduled.
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