Etna was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against the Mt. Shasta Bears, falling 3-0. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Lions of the 3-1 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
Etna was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-15, 25-17.
Bailey Johnson paced Etna's offense, picking up seven kills. Johnson got some help from
Sammie Miller and her ten assists. Miller was also solid from the service line: she led the team with three aces.
Mt. Shasta can attribute much of their success to Kaira Rekhi, who had 14 digs. Rekhi has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last three times she's played.
Etna's defeat dropped their record down to 14-12. As for Mt. Shasta, they pushed their record up to 21-7-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Weed the next time they take the court. Etna will host Weed at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, while Mt. Shasta will head out to face them at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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