If Malcolm was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Raymond Central last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Clippers fell just short of the Aurora Huskies by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. While the Clippers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Huskies 25-21 in the first set.
Malcolm actually scored more points across those five sets (111-109), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 30-28, 25-20, 18-25, 15-13.
Halle Dolliver paced Malcolm's offense, picking up 22 kills. Dolliver got some help from Allie Blair and her 40 assists. Baylor Bratrsovksy controlled things from the service line, finishing with five aces.
Aurora's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Paityn Wyatt, who had ten digs. Those ten digs gave Wyatt a new career-high. Ava Myers was another key player, getting 11 digs.
Malcolm's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Aurora, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-1.
Malcolm has already played their next contest (against Plattsmouth), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Aurora also has no score uploaded for their next matchup, this one against York.
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