Oakley typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Ellis proved too difficult a challenge. They had just enough and edged the Oakley Plainsmen out 2-1. The Railroaders have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Plainsmen, too.
Ellis had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-22, 25-22.
The victory got Ellis back to even at 5-5. As for Oakley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-3.
Ellis didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 win vs. Northern Valley on the 26th. After both having extra time off, Oakley and Norton will dust off their jerseys to take on one another on Tuesday. Norton will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Oakley surely won't give up without a fight.
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