Shiloh Christian unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of the Northside Grizzlies by a score of 3-2 on Monday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Saints of the 2-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2018.
Shiloh Christian actually scored more points across those five sets (109-101), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 27-25, 14-25, 19-25, 16-14.
Despite the loss, Shiloh Christian saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Kennedy Brown had 32 assists and three digs.
Leading Northside to victory were Eden Fields and Addie Follis. Fields had 14 digs and one assist, while Follis had ten digs and three assists. Those 14 digs gave Fields a new career-high.
Coming up, Shiloh Christian will be playing at home against Rogers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Northside, they will welcome Conway at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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