Springfield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their 20th straight loss dating back to last season. They came up short against the Whitmer Panthers, falling 3-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Panthers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in September.
The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-8, 25-15.
Addison Polefko paced Springfield's offense, picking up four kills. Polefko got some help from Zoe Rose and her three assists. Polefko also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with Rylei McConoughey, each putting up two.
Taylor Brown was a one-woman wrecking crew For Whitmer. as she had 12 digs and ten aces. Those ten aces gave Brown a new career-high.
Springfield's defeat dropped their record down to 0-19. As for Whitmer, they pushed their record up to 13-9 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Springfield didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-2 win against Bowling Green on the 7th. As for Whitmer, after both having extra time off, they and Copley will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:00 p.m. on the 21st.
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