If Corning-Painted Post was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Horseheads last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Hawks took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Ithaca Little Red on Tuesday. The Hawks were not able to make up for their loss to the Little Red from their previous meeting back in October of 2024.
The 3-1 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets Corning-Painted Post lost were decided by three points or less. The final score came out to 26-24, 25-22, 15-25, 25-23.
Charlise Starns paced Corning-Painted Post's offense, picking up 19 kills. Starns got some help from Paisley Emmick and her 44 assists. Melina Schwesinger and Delaney Castle kept things locked in from the service line: the pair finished with three aces apiece.
Corning-Painted Post's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-4-1. As for Ithaca, the win keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Corning-Painted Post will take on rival Elmira at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Ithaca is set to square off against their familiar foe Horseheads at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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