Armstrong lost against Salt Fork back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Armstrong Trojans fell just short of the Salt Fork Storm by a score of 2-1.
Armstrong actually scored more points across those three sets (70-68), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 18-25, 25-23.
Even though they lost, Armstrong was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Salt Fork to victory, but perhaps none more so than Rain Pitlik, who had six kills, five digs, and a block. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Williams, who had seven digs and five kills.
Armstrong dropped their record down to 4-6-1 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Salt Fork, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Armstrong will square off against Meridian at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday. Meridian will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Armstrong surely won't give up without a fight. As for Salt Fork, they will head out on the road to challenge Villa Grove at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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