Williams was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were a single set away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of the El Capitan Eagles. The Vikings were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Eagles earlier this season, when they won 2-0.
Williams actually scored more points across those five sets (111-103), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 22-25, 13-25, 28-26, 15-13.
Williams lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Lily Weatherhead, who had 12 digs and six aces. Another player making a difference was Audrina Baldwin, who had 36 digs.
Williams' loss dropped their record down to 14-12. As for El Capitan, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-10.
Coming up, Williams will challenge Northland Prep Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for El Capitan, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-1 win against BASIS Flagstaff on the 18th.
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