Ellendale lost against Edgeley/Kulm/Montpelier back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Ellendale Cardinals fell 3-1 to the Edgeley/Kulm/Montpelier Rangers. The Cardinals have struggled against the Rangers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Ellendale 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 24-26, 25-16, 25-19, 25-15.
Ariel Hagen paced Ellendale's offense, picking up 18 kills. Hagen really made an impact as she also led the team in assists with 12.
Kinsey Middlestead controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Among those leading the charge was Olivia Brummund, who had four digs and two aces. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last three times she's played.
Ellendale now has a losing record at 11-12-1. As for Edgeley/Kulm/Montpelier, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 18-10-1.
Ellendale didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Lisbon on the 24th. Edgeley/Kulm/Montpelier does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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