After flying high against Guerin Catholic last Tuesday, Zionsville came back down to earth. The Zionsville Eagles took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Avon Orioles on Thursday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Eagles of the 3-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.
Zionsville started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-23, 25-22, 25-16.
Loss or not, Zionsville got some senior leadership from Claudia Antcliff and Lauren Brown. Antcliff had 23 digs and two aces, while Brown had 16 digs. Antcliff is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Leading Avon to victory were Stella Hamood and Angel Abequibel. Hamood had 16 digs, while Abequibel had 11 digs.
Zionsville's defeat dropped their record down to 16-15. As for Avon, the victory was the 14th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 19-8.
Zionsville will challenge Carmel at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Avon, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 2-0 win against Bloomington North on the 12th.
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