After flying high against Frankfort on Friday, Tri County Area came back down to earth. The Vikings fell just short of the Hastings Saxons by a score of 2-1 on Friday. The Vikings were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Saxons apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in August of 2024.
Tri County Area started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-20, 15-13.
Jade Gould paced Tri County Area's offense, picking up seven kills. Gould got some help from Karlie Byle and her eight assists. Julianne Thompson controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Tri County Area dropped their record down to 1-4 with the loss, which was their 17th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Hastings, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Tri County Area has already played their next contest (against Fremont), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Hastings, they have also already played their next game, a 2-1 win against Muskegon Catholic Central on the 22nd.
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