After flying high against Florence last Monday, Brooks came back down to earth. The Brooks Lions lost 3-0 to the Deshler Tigers on Thursday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Lions of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-8, 25-10.
Despite the defeat, Brooks saw an underclassman step up: Alex Briseno had 13 digs.
Deshler can attribute much of their success to Landen Mccalpin, who had 14 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Mccalpin has posted in her last 12 contests.
Brooks' loss was their tenth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-21. As for Deshler, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 36-7 record this season.
Brooks didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 victory against Waterloo on the 5th. Deshler has also already played their next match, a 2-0 defeat against Muscle Shoals on the 5th.
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