After a string of 16 wins, Muscle Shoals's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Mountain Brook Spartans by a score of 3-2. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Trojans of the 2-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2023.
Muscle Shoals started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 33-35, 22-25, 25-14, 25-17, 15-9.
Addison Armstrong paced Muscle Shoals' offense, picking up 23 kills. Armstrong got some help from
Chloe Wyatt and her 39 assists. Armstrong was also solid from the service line: she led the team with two aces.
Leading Mountain Brook to victory were Elizabeth Lell and Caroline Kelley. Lell had 21 digs and five aces, while Kelley had 11 digs and six aces. That's the most aces Lell has posted since back in September.
Muscle Shoals' loss dropped their record down to 24-17. As for Mountain Brook, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 23-16.
Muscle Shoals does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mountain Brook, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-1 defeat against Cullman on the 23rd.
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