After flying high against Columbia last Thursday, Republic came back down to earth. The Republic Tigers came up short against the Northport Mustangs on Saturday, falling 3-0. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Mustangs recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Republic took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-13, 25-20.
Leading Northport to victory were Kate Beardslee and Olivia Stark. Beardslee had nine aces, eight kills, eight digs, and a block, while Stark had ten kills, six digs, four aces, and three blocks. Those three blocks gave Stark a new career-high.
Republic's loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Northport, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-2.
Republic has already played their next match, a 3-1 defeat against Inchelium on the 5th. As for Northport, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Curlew on the 5th.
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