Ellis unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of the Phillipsburg Panthers by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday. While the Railroaders didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Panthers 25-18 in the first set.
Ellis started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 18-25, 25-9, 25-11.
Sienna Schmidt paced Ellis' offense, picking up four kills. Schmidt got some help from Taylor Kohl and her six assists. Haylee Comer controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Phillipsburg was led to victory by Chloe VanDerVeen and Ana Schemper. VanDerVeen had 16 digs and two aces, while Schemper had eight assists and six digs.
Coincidentally, Ellis and Phillipsburg will both be playing Russell the next time they take the court. The Panthers will host the Broncos at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, while the Railroaders will play them later in the day, at 6:30 p.m.
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