After flying high against Viburnum last Wednesday, Ellington came back down to earth. The Ellington Whippets took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lesterville Bearcats on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Whippets of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Lesterville scored at least 18 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-23, 24-26, 25-18.
Megan Copeland paced Ellington's offense, picking up 15 kills. Copeland got some help from
Tayleigh Cowin and her 41 assists.
Bella Pogue controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Ellington moved to 21-15-1 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak. As for Lesterville, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-9-1 record this season.
Ellington does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Lesterville has already played their next game, a 3-1 defeat against Bismarck on the 28th.
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