After flying high against Arlington last Monday, Douglas County West came back down to earth. The Douglas County West Falcon fell just short of the Palmyra Panthers by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Falcon's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Douglas County West took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 26-24, 21-25, 21-25, 27-25, 15-9.
Douglas County West's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Abby Rayer, who had 17 digs, and Carleigh Dembinski, who had nine digs.
Even though they lost, Douglas County West was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive matchups.
Addison Vasa went supernova for Palmyra, getting 18 digs and two aces. Vasa is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last five games she's played.
Douglas County West's defeat dropped their record down to 17-13. As for Palmyra, their record now sits at 20-9.
Douglas County West does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Palmyra, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 3-2 loss against Ashland-Greenwood on the 30th.
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