Merrill lost against D.C. Everest back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Merrill Bluejays came up short against the D.C. Everest Evergreens, falling 3-0. The Bluejays haven't had much luck with the Evergreens recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Merrill was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-22, 25-21.
Several Bluejays players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Madison Robbins, who had 12 digs.
D.C. Everest was led to victory by Lilly Peterson and Ella Eckhoff. Peterson had ten digs, while Eckhoff had six kills, six digs, and four aces. Eckhoff has been hot recently, having posted four or more aces the last three times she's played.
Merrill's loss dropped their record down to 13-18. As for D.C. Everest, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 22-11.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Merrill will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Wausau West at 7:00 p.m. Merrill is facing Wausau West at the right time seeing as Wausau West is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for D.C. Everest, they will face off against Stevens Point at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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