Sherrard typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Orion proved too difficult a challenge. They won by a set and slipped past the Sherrard Tigers 2-1. The Chargers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Tigers, too.
Orion had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 27-25, 25-19.
Orion's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Lainey Kunert, who had ten kills, three digs, and two aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Knupp, who had ten kills, eight digs, and three aces.
Despite the loss, Sherrard still got an impressive performance from Ava Egel, who had 11 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Egel has posted in her last five matches.
Orion is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. As for Sherrard, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-6.
Orion's road trip will continue as they head out to face Galva at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday. As for Sherrard, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Abingdon/Avon at 7:00 p.m. Sherrard is facing Abingdon/Avon at the right time seeing as Abingdon/Avon is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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