If Hayes was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Westland last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Pacers came up short against the Big Walnut Golden Eagles on Wednesday, falling 3-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Golden Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in August.
The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-16, 25-13.
Claire Davis paced Hayes' offense, picking up 12 kills. Davis got some help from Mara Tope and her 18 assists.
Leading Big Walnut to victory were Audrey Coulson and Peyton Gordon. Coulson had 44 assists and four digs, while Gordon had 21 digs and one assist. Those 21 digs gave Gordon a new career-high.
Hayes dropped their record down to 5-9 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Big Walnut, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season.
After both having extra time off, Hayes and Westerville North will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Big Walnut, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Highland on the 20th.
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