Mt. Vernon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against the Heritage Hills Patriots, falling 3-0. The Wildcats were not able to make up for their loss to the Patriots from their previous meeting back in October of 2024.
Mt. Vernon was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Heritage Hills work for it, especially in the second set. The final score came out to 25-20, 28-26, 25-18.
Josie Harshbarger paced Mt. Vernon's offense, picking up eight kills. Harshbarger got some help from Maiya Jones and her 19 assists. Finally, Delaney Biggerstaff kept Mt. Vernon's defense grounded, leading the team with four blocks.
Among those leading the charge was Kendall Seifert, who had 23 assists and four digs. She has been hot, having posted 14 or more assists the last seven times she's played.
Mt. Vernon's defeat dropped their record down to 5-12. As for Heritage Hills, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-8.
Looking ahead, Mt. Vernon will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Evansville Bosse at 7:00 p.m. As for Heritage Hills, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 loss against Evansville Reitz on the 22nd.
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