After flying high against Bayard on Monday, Valentine came back down to earth. Valentine came up short against the Perkins County Plainsmen on Monday, falling 3-0. Valentine was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Perkins County apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September of 2018.
The final score came out to 25-12, 25-12, 25-18.
Valentine's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Olena Felton, who had 16 digs, and Danika Janssen, who had ten digs, five kills, and a block. Janssen has been hot recently, having posted five or more kills the last three times she's played.
Perkins County was led to victory by Emily Cornelius and Sydney Bottom. Cornelius had eight digs and two aces, while Bottom had four digs and 18 assists.
Valentine dropped their record down to 6-27 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Perkins County, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 23-7.
Valentine does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Perkins County, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 3-0 loss against St. Patrick's on the 29th.
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