Ellis entered their game against Hoxie on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Ellis Railroaders fell just short of the Hoxie Indians by a score of 2-1. It was the first time this season that the Railroaders let down their fans at home.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Ellis sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 23-25, 25-10.
Even though they lost, Ellis was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last 11 contests.
Hoxie was led to victory by Evie Schippers and Emily Bainter. Schippers had eight aces and four digs, while Bainter hit 57.9% for 24 kills16 digs and three aces. Bainter is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last 19 games she's played dating back to last season.
Ellis' loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 12-7. As for Hoxie, their victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-10.
Ellis has already played their next match, a 2-0 defeat against Smith Center on the 1st. As for Hoxie, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 2-1 win against St. Francis on the 5th.
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