After flying high against Charlotte Catholic last Tuesday, East Mecklenburg came back down to earth. The East Mecklenburg Eagles fell just short of the Providence Panthers by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Eagles were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Panthers apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September.
East Mecklenburg took Providence into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-23, 22-25, 18-25, 15-13.
East Mecklenburg's loss came despite strong showings from Lela Wojtalewski and Riley Ketterhagen. Wojtalewski had eight digs and three aces, while Ketterhagen had 12 digs. Wojtalewski is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, East Mecklenburg was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in five consecutive contests.
Leading Providence to victory were Piper King and Ellie Rinehardt. King had 21 digs and eight aces, while Rinehardt had six digs and two aces. That's the most aces King has posted since back in August.
The defeat snapped East Mecklenburg's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 14-8 record. As for Providence, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-11.
As of now, neither East Mecklenburg nor Providence have any future games scheduled.
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