Botkins suffered their biggest defeat since September 9th on Friday. They lost 3-0 to the Russia Raiders. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Raiders this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in September.
Botkins was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Russia work for it, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 29-27, 25-16, 25-15.
Kaitlyn Meyer paced Botkins' offense, picking up ten kills. Meyer got some help from Peyton Platfoot and her 23 assists.
Kourtney Phlipot was nothing short of spectacular for Russia: she had 13 digs and four aces. That's the most aces Phlipot has posted since back in September.
Botkins' loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-11. As for Russia, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
Botkins wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-2 defeat against Mississinawa Valley on the 4th. As for Russia, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Newton Local at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
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