Delta was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. They lost 3-0 to the Elmwood Royals. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Panthers of the 3-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2023.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-17, 26-24.
Serenity Tedrick and Ellie Martinez certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Tedrick had 15 digs, while Martinez had 12 digs and 16 assists. Tedrick has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last six times she's played.
Even though they lost, Delta was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 7.
Leading Elmwood to victory were Madi Lee and Kate West. Lee had 11 digs, while West had eight digs.
Delta's loss dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Elmwood, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-8.
Delta will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Holgate at 7:00 p.m. Delta is facing Holgate at the right time seeing as Holgate is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Elmwood, they will play host again on Saturday to welcome Patrick Henry, where is scheduled at 11:30 a.m.
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