It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Morgan can now relate to. They fell just short of the North Sanpete Hawks by a score of 2-1 on Saturday. The Trojans were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Hawks apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October of 2020.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Morgan sadly dropped the once that decided the match. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 20-25, 25-21.
Despite the loss, Morgan still got an impressive performance from Jerstyn Payne, who had 22 digs. Payne has been hot for a while, having posted ten or more digs the last nine times she's played.
North Sanpete was led to victory by Elsie Bailey and Teya Bailey. Elsie had nine digs and 30 assists, while Teya had 14 digs.
Morgan's loss dropped their record down to 17-14. As for North Sanpete, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 26-6 record this season.
As of now, neither Morgan nor North Sanpete have any future games scheduled.
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