If Highmore/Harrold was feeling good off their 3-0 takedown of Sunshine Bible Academy last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Highmore/Harrold Pirates fell just short of the Philip Scotties by a score of 2-1 on Saturday. The loss continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Scotties: they've now lost four in a row.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Highmore/Harrold sadly wound up on the wrong side. After all that action, the final score was 25-23, 21-25, 25-13.
Philip was led to victory by Taylor O'Connell and Molly Harty. O'Connell had 14 digs and two aces, while Harty had nine digs.
The defeat snapped Highmore/Harrold's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-2 record. As for Philip, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season.
Highmore/Harrold didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-1 loss vs. Jones County on the 14th. Philip has also already played their next match, a 2-1 win against White River on the 14th.
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