After flying high against Shelby last Thursday, Stuart W. Cramer came back down to earth. The Storm came up short against the East Gaston Warriors on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The loss continues a trend for the Storm in their meetings with the Warriors: they've now lost four in a row.
Stuart W. Cramer was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made East Gaston work for it, especially in the second set. The final score came out to 25-13, 26-24, 25-11.
Sara Pawlish paced Stuart W. Cramer's offense, picking up 11 kills. Pawlish got some help from Avery Willer and her 17 assists. Reese Hawkins controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
East Gaston was led to victory by Morgan Styles and Cooper Payne. Styles had seven digs and six aces, while Payne had 17 digs and three assists. Payne has been hot, having posted 11 or more digs the last seven times she's played.
Stuart W. Cramer's defeat dropped their record down to 9-4. As for East Gaston, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 12-3.
Stuart W. Cramer wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against Highland Tech on the 17th. As for East Gaston, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Lincolnton on the 17th.
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