Morristown lost against Rushville back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Morristown Yellow Jackets fell just short of the Rushville Lions by a score of 3-2. The Yellow Jackets' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Morristown actually scored more points across those five sets (103-101), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 15-25, 21-25, 25-20, 15-11.
Morristown lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Brianna Flores, who had nine digs and four aces. That's the most aces Flores has posted since back in August of 2023.
Even though they lost, Morristown was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in four consecutive games.
Morristown's loss dropped their record down to 11-16. As for Rushville, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-17.
Morristown didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 defeat against Greenwood Christian Academy on the 10th. Rushville has also already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against Connersville on the 8th.
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