St. Maries lost against Priest River back in August, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The St. Maries Lumberjacks fell just short of the Priest River Spartans by a score of 3-2. The Lumberjacks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
St. Maries took Priest River into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-18, 23-25, 25-16, 15-13.
When it comes to explaining why St. Maries lost, don't look at Allie Zook. Despite the final result, she had 31 digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: St. Maries was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive contests.
Toni Marinello went supernova for Priest River, getting 29 digs and two aces. Marinello is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Callie Stanger, who had 15 digs.
St. Maries' defeat dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Priest River, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-1.
St. Maries will take on Grangeville at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Priest River, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Orofino at 7:00 p.m. The last three games Priest River has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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