After flying high against Porter Ridge on Wednesday, Palisades came back down to earth. The Pumas came up short against the Fort Mill Yellow Jackets on Thursday, falling 3-0.
Palisades was held off the set scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-22, 25-21.
Alexandria Thompson paced Palisades' offense, picking up 12 kills. Thompson got some help from Imani Irvin and her 12 assists. Finally, Lyrical Littlejohn kept Palisades' defense grounded, leading the team with two blocks.
It was the Payton Roberts show as she single-handedly carved up the defense, getting 29 assists, five digs, and two aces. Trinty Mitchell was another key player, getting 10 digs and two aces.
Palisades has now lost six of their last eight games on the road. That gives them an 8-7 record this season. As for Fort Mill, they have now won four of their last five games at home. That gives them a 5-3 record this season.
Palisades didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-1 loss against Ardrey Kell on the 8th. As for Fort Mill, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Forestview on the 9th.
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