After flying high against St. Cloud Tech last Monday, Royalton came back down to earth. The Royalton Royals fell just short of the Paynesville Bulldogs by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Royals were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Bulldogs apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September of 2023.
Royalton took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 23-25, 20-25, 26-24, 16-14.
Paynesville can attribute much of their success to Kylie Pauls, who had 17 digs.
Royalton's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-3. As for Paynesville, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-5.
Royalton's road trip will continue as they head out to face Foley at 5:45 p.m. on Monday. As for Paynesville, they will play host again on Thursday to welcome Holdingford, where the match is scheduled at 5:30 p.m.
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