New Athens was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. They fell 2-0 to the Trico Pioneers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Pioneers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 2-0 on Saturday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-12.
Lilly Tucker paced New Athens' offense, picking up four kills. Tucker got some help from Ally Barr and her five assists.
Leading Trico to victory were Greta Jones and Rylie Robinson. Jones had eight digs and two aces, while Robinson had eight digs.
New Athens' defeat dropped their record down to 4-16. As for Trico, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-6 record this season.
New Athens didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 loss against Steeleville on the 9th. Trico has also already played their next contest (against Sesser-Valier), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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