After flying high against Hazelwood East on Tuesday, Winfield came back down to earth. The Warriors took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Orchard Farm Eagles on Thursday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last seven times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Winfield was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Orchard Farm work for it, especially in the fourth set. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-13, 21-25, 26-24.
Marlie Karsten paced Winfield's offense, picking up 17 kills. Karsten got some help from Aubree Schott and her 21 assists. Karsten also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with Addy Cassinger, racking up three apiece.
Having lost for the first time this season, Winfield fell to 2-1. As for Orchard Farm, the victory made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 2-1.
Coming up, Winfield will look to takes advantage of their home court for the first time this season as they takes on Howell North at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Orchard Farm, they will venture away from home to square off against Liberty at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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