After flying high against Avella last Tuesday, Mapletown came back down to earth. The Maples fell just short of the Turkeyfoot Valley Area Rams by a score of 3-2 on Monday. The Maples were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Rams earlier this season, when they won 3-0.
Mapletown actually scored more points across those five sets (100-97), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 13-25, 25-21, 19-25, 25-18, 15-11.
Rowan Eisiminger paced Mapletown's offense, picking up 20 kills. Eisiminger got some help from Marley Shiflett and her 35 assists. Shiflett was also solid from the service line: she led the team with seven aces.
Mapletown's loss dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Turkeyfoot Valley Area, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-8.
Coming up, Mapletown is taking a road trip to square off against Bethlehem Center at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Turkeyfoot Valley Area, they will host Salisbury Elk Lick at 6:00 p.m. on October 7.
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