Millard lost against South Sevier back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Millard Eagles lost 3-0 to the South Sevier Rams. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Eagles have suffered against the Rams since October 6, 2015.
While Millard ultimately came up short, they really made South Sevier work, particularly in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-16, 26-24.
Despite the defeat, Millard had strong showings from Ashley King, who had six digs and two aces, and Sofia Bassett, who had five digs, three kills, and three aces. That's the most aces King has posted since back in September.
Even though they lost, Millard was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in seven consecutive matchups.
Kinley Phelps was the offensive standout of the match as she had nine digs.
Millard has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-16 record this season. As for South Sevier, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 19-7.
Millard will venture away from home to square off against Kanab at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Kanab is coming into the game with five straight wins at home, so Millard will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for South Sevier, they will welcome Beaver at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. South Sevier is facing Beaver at the right time seeing as Beaver is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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