If Firestone was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of North on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Falcons fell just short of the Ellet Orangemen by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Falcons were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Orangemen earlier this season, when they won 3-1.
Firestone took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 18-25, 20-25, 25-22, 15-8.
Suzi Benn paced Firestone's offense, picking up 12 kills. Benn got some help from MaKenzie Smith and her 23 assists. Sylvie Stark and Haley Moore kept things locked in from the service line: the pair finished with five aces apiece.
Firestone's defeat dropped their record down to 12-11. As for Ellet, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-10.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming matchups. Firestone will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on North at 7:00 p.m. on the 20th. As for Ellet, after both having extra time off, they and Lakeside will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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