After flying high against Taylor on Tuesday, Blackford came back down to earth. The Bruins took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Madison-Grant Argylls on Thursday. If the Bruins were looking for revenge after losing 3-0 to the Argylls when the teams met back in September of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 15-25, 25-21, 25-12.
Blackford's offense was headlined by Elly Huffman and Ava Mendoza, who picked up seven kills apiece. They got some help from Rilley Heflin and her 18 assists. She was also solid from the service line: she led the team with four aces.
Blackford has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-15 record this season. As for Madison-Grant, their win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-12.
Blackford and Madison-Grant could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings. The Bruins (ranked 318th) will meet Jay County (ranked 89th) at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Madison-Grant will face off against Frankfort at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday with a big rank disadvantage (343 vs. 139).
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