After flying high against Inchelium on Saturday, Cusick came back down to earth. The Panthers came up short against the Northport Mustangs on Saturday, falling 3-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Mustangs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 last Tuesday.
Cusick was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Northport work for it, especially in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-13, 25-21.
Northport found their leader in sophomore Kate Beardslee, who had 13 digs, 12 kills, three blocks, and two aces. Beardslee is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in each of the last 15 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Dalilah Colton, who had four digs and three aces.
Cusick has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-9 record this season. As for Northport, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-3.
Coming up, Cusick will square off against Selkirk at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Northport does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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