East Ridge was the 3-1 winner over Prestonsburg when they last played one another last Thursday, but their luck changed this time around. The East Ridge Warriors took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Prestonsburg Blackcats on Monday.
East Ridge started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 27-25, 25-17, 25-23.
Leading Prestonsburg to victory were Grace Miller and Ally Hamilton. Miller had 15 digs, while Hamilton had 12 kills, 11 digs, and 11 digs. Hamilton is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had seven or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
East Ridge dropped their record down to 8-8 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Prestonsburg, the win snapped their losing streak at five games and leaves them with a 5-13 record.
East Ridge will challenge Letcher County Central at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Prestonsburg, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory vs. Wolfe County on the 24th.
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