Watkins Memorial and Mt. Vernon squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but Watkins Memorial had to settle for second. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mt. Vernon Yellowjackets. The Warriors haven't had much luck with the Yellowjackets recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Watkins Memorial was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Mt. Vernon work for it, especially in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 26-24, 20-25, 25-22.
Despite the loss, Watkins Memorial still got an impressive performance from Lizzie Bricker, who had 17 digs.
Even though they lost, Watkins Memorial was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 18 consecutive matches.
Mt. Vernon was led to victory by Emma Wilson and Kiley Compton. Wilson had 13 digs, while Compton had ten digs.
Watkins Memorial's loss dropped their record down to 8-15. As for Mt. Vernon, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-10.
Watkins Memorial does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mt. Vernon, they will venture away from home to challenge Dublin Scioto at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Dublin Scioto is coming into the contest with ten straight wins at home, so Mt. Vernon will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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