Elkhart was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their 11th straight loss. They fell just short of the Sublette Larks by a score of 2-1. The Wildcats were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Larks apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
Elkhart started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. After all that action, the final score was 20-25, 25-16, 25-21.
Elkhart lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Holly Hollingsworth, who had 11 aces. The dominant performance gave Hollingsworth a new career-high in aces.
Even though they lost, Elkhart was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 36 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Elkhart's loss dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Sublette, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-12.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Pratt the next time they take the court. Sublette will host Pratt at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, while Elkhart will play them later in the day, at 10:00 a.m.
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