Alton lost against East St. Louis back in September and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Redbirds fell just short of the Flyers by a score of 2-1.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Alton sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-20, 20-25, 25-19.
Madeleine Ducey paced Alton's offense, picking up six kills. Ducey got some help from Gracie Milford and her 12 assists. Mackenzie Cochran controlled things from the service line, finishing with five aces.
Alton has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost nine of their last 12 matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 9-19 record this season. As for East St. Louis, their win ended a nine-match drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-16.
Alton and East St. Louis could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. The Redbirds (ranked 419th) will meet O'Fallon (ranked 66th) at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, East St. Louis will face off against Triad at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday with a big rank disadvantage (425 vs. 153).
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