Shade and Windber squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Shade had to settle for second. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Ramblers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Ramblers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-1 back in September.
Shade started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-23, 26-24, 25-19.
Kennedy Landis paced Shade's offense, picking up 17 kills. Landis got some help from Lowen Mincek and her 19 assists. Finally, Landis was also a dominant defender, finishing with a team-high five blocks.
Leading Windber to victory were Amber Dunmyer and Kyra Tomak. Dunmyer had nine digs and four aces, while Tomak had six digs and four aces. That's the most aces Tomak has posted since back in September.
Shade has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 13-7 record this season. As for Windber, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-7-2 record this season.
Shade does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Windber, after both having extra time off, they and Berlin Brothersvalley will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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