If Walkertown was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Ben L. Smith last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Walkertown Wolfpack lost 3-0 to the Morehead Panthers on Tuesday. The Wolfpack were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Panthers apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in August.
Walkertown was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-18, 25-20.
Despite the defeat, Walkertown saw an underclassman step up: Macy Miller had 15 digs.
Even though they lost, Walkertown was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 17 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
The loss snapped Walkertown's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 11-5 record. As for Morehead, the win got them back to even at 7-7.
Walkertown will challenge McMichael at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Morehead, they will venture away from home to challenge T.W. Andrews at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Morehead has three straight victories, T.W. Andrews has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
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