Deer Park was the 3-1 winner over Mariemont when they last played one another back in October of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Wildcats fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Deer Park actually scored more points across those five sets (103-97), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-21, 18-25, 14-25, 15-10.
Abby Woodley paced Deer Park's offense, picking up 18 kills. Woodley got some help from Abby Beach and her 40 assists. Finally, Abigail Pettyjohn kept Deer Park's defense grounded, leading the team with six blocks.
Leading Mariemont to victory were McKinley Wise and Audrey Gaughan. Wise had nine digs and two aces, while Gaughan had 13 digs.
Deer Park now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Mariemont, they have started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it.
Coming up, Deer Park will face off against Cincinnati Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Mariemont, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against Taylor on the 21st.
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