Murphy and Saraland squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Murphy had to settle for second. They lost 3-0 to the Saraland Spartans. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Spartans recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
While Murphy was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Saraland's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-9, 25-11.
Saraland got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Brooke Kaoui out in front who had five aces and three digs. That's the most aces Kaoui has posted since back in September.
Murphy's defeat dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Saraland, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 27 of their last 31 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 36-6 record this season.
Murphy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Saraland has already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Theodore on the 17th.
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