Arcola lost against Unity Christian back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Arcola Purple Riders took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Unity Christian Lions. The Purple Riders have struggled against the Lions recently, as their game on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-13.
Arcola lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Ava Simpson, who had seven digs and three kills.
Unity Christian was led to victory by Sadie Reiterman and Abby Jones. Reiterman had three digs and three aces, while Jones had four digs. Reiterman is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Arcola's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-8. As for Unity Christian, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 27-0.
Arcola didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 loss against Sullivan on the 10th. Unity Christian has also already played their next game, a 2-0 victory against Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond on the 10th.
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