Maize was the 2-0 winner over Newton when they last played one another last Saturday, but their luck changed this time around. The Eagles fell just short of the Railroaders by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday. While the Eagles didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Railroaders 25-14 in the first set.
Maize actually scored more points across those three sets (69-67), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The final score came out to 14-25, 25-18, 28-26.
Maize's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Evelyn Tran, who had 13 digs, and Skylar Johnson, who had eight digs and two aces. Those aces marked the first that Johnson has served this season.
Maize now has a losing record of 13-14. As for Newton, their victory ended a three-match drought on the road and puts them at 7-18.
Coming up, Maize will head out to challenge Maize South at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Newton has already played their next contest (against Liberal), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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