After flying high against Cory-Rawson on Tuesday, McComb came back down to earth. The Panthers fell just short of the Liberty-Benton Eagles by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. The Panthers have struggled against the Eagles recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, McComb sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-21, 24-26, 25-19, 23-25, 15-13.
Addisen Krassow paced McComb's offense, picking up 19 kills. Krassow got some help from Shelby Hassan and her 23 assists. Hassan was also solid from the service line: she led the team with five aces.
Liberty-Benton can attribute much of their success to Evelyn Ricker, who had 11 digs and two assists. Those two assists gave Ricker a new career-high.
McComb's loss dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Liberty-Benton, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 10-2.
Looking ahead, McComb will venture away from home to take on Columbus Grove at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Liberty-Benton, they will host Elmwood at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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