If Southeastern was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Paint Valley on Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Panthers fell just short of the Southern Tornadoes by a score of 3-2 on Saturday. While the Panthers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Tornadoes 25-19 in the first set.
Southeastern 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 19-25, 27-29, 25-19, 25-7, 15-13.
Reece Ruckel paced Southeastern's offense, picking up 11 kills. Ruckel got some help from Macy Stanley and her 24 assists. Finally, Kylee Dunn kept Southeastern's defense grounded, leading the team with six blocks.
Southeastern's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-3. As for Southern, they pushed their record up to 9-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Southeastern has already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Eastern on the 8th. Southern has also already played their next game (against Nelsonville-York), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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