If Sweetwater was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Merkel on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Mustangs fell just short of the Jim Ned Indians by a score of 3-2 on Saturday. The defeat continues a trend for the Mustangs in their meetings with the Indians: they've now lost eight in a row.
Sweetwater wouldn't go down easily and took Jim Ned into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-19, 25-16, 24-26, 15-12.
Mallory Gibson paced Sweetwater's offense, picking up 22 kills. Gibson got some help from Kieran Sisk and her 20 assists. Kyra Gomez controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Jim Ned's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Payton Finley, who had 12 digs. That's the most digs Finley has posted since back in September.
Sweetwater now has a losing record of 18-19. As for Jim Ned, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-10 record this season.
Sweetwater will square off against Clyde at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Jim Ned, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Merkel on the 21st.
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