Spokane waltzed into their contest on Monday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Forsyth Panthers. For the Owls, this counts as revenge for the 3-2 loss the Panthers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
Spokane walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the third set). The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 23-25, 25-14, 25-21.
Spokane had a senior duo take command as Makenna Gideon had eight digs and two aces and Hannah Evans had 21 digs and a kill. That's the most aces Gideon has posted in her last 11 matches.
Spokane was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in three consecutive matchups.
When it comes to explaining why Forsyth lost, don't look at Josy Graham. Despite the final result, she had 19 digs and three aces.
Spokane is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8-4 record this season. As for Forsyth, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-15-2 record this season.
Spokane has already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Blue Eye on the 8th. As for Forsyth, they will play host again on Thursday to welcome Strafford, where the match is scheduled at 7:30 p.m.
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