East Alton-Wood River and Gillespie squared off in some playoff action on Monday, but East Alton-Wood River had to settle for second. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 2-0 to the Gillespie Miners, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Oilers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Miners apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played on October 1st.
East Alton-Wood River was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Gillespie work for it, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 29-27, 25-19.
Camey Adams paced East Alton-Wood River's offense, picking up eight kills. Adams got some help from
Mikayla Miller and her 20 assists. Finally,
Violet Stover kept East Alton-Wood River's defense grounded, leading the team with five blocks.
East Alton-Wood River has been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last 11 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-22 record this season. As for Gillespie, they moved to 9-23 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
As of now, neither East Alton-Wood River nor Gillespie have any future games scheduled.
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