If Parkland was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of William Allen on Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Parkland Trojans fell just short of the Bishop Shanahan Eagles by a score of 3-2 on Friday. The Trojans were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Eagles apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played two weeks ago.
Parkland actually scored more points across those five sets (112-111), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-22, 28-30, 25-22, 15-13.
Parkland lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Ava Brunnabend, who had 13 digs and four aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Danielle Gordon, who had 17 digs.
Parkland dropped their record down to 14-8 with the loss, which was their third straight at home. As for Bishop Shanahan, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 8-2-2.
Parkland will be playing in front of their home fans against Allentown Central Catholic at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Allentown Central Catholic will roll in looking for their 11th straight win, something Parkland surely won't give up without a fight. As for Bishop Shanahan, they will head out on the road to challenge Bayard Rustin at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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