Maumee won the last time they faced Genoa Area, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Maumee Panthers sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Genoa Area Comets.
Maumee wouldn't go down easily and took Genoa Area into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-18, 25-14, 24-26, 16-14.
Maumee found their leader in underclassman Julia Coutcher, who had 15 digs. Those 15 digs set a new season-high mark for Coutcher.
Maumee was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive contests.
Despite the loss, Genoa Area still got an impressive performance from Marley Mollenhauer, who had 31 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Mollenhauer has posted in her last eight matches.
Maumee's win bumped their record up to 8-9. As for Genoa Area, they now have a losing record at 7-8.
Maumee is on the road again on Monday to play Archbold at 7:00 p.m. As for Genoa Area, they will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Northwood at 11:30 a.m. Genoa Area is facing Northwood at the right time seeing as Northwood is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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