If Whitmer was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Southview on Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Panthers fell just short of the Ross Little Giants by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for the Panthers in their meetings with the Little Giants: they've now lost five in a row.
Whitmer was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Ross work for it, especially in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 24-26, 29-27, 23-25, 15-12.
Hayden Dircksen had an outrageously good game for Ross as she had 26 digs and four aces. Dircksen is crushing it when it comes to digs: she's had at least 24 every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Brook Baacke, who had 16 digs.
Having lost for the first time this season, Whitmer fell to 2-1. As for Ross, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Whitmer wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 3-1 loss against Eastwood on the 23rd. As for Ross, they have also already played their next match, a 3-1 victory against Carey on the 23rd.
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