After flying high against Centerville on Monday, Willow came back down to earth. The Lions fell just short of the Destrehan Wildcats by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Lions of the 2-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2017.
Willow wouldn't go down easily and took Destrehan into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-14, 25-15, 24-26, 16-14.
Myla Brown paced Willow's offense, picking up nine kills. Brown got some help from Makayla Celestain and her ten assists. Elena Pardo controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
Willow's loss ended a four-match streak of away wins and brought them to 12-4. As for Destrehan, their victory ended a five-match drought at home and bumped them up to 5-13.
Willow didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Carver Collegiate Academy on the 1st. As for Destrehan, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 3-1 defeat against St. Charles Catholic on the 1st.
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