It was a good run, but Tell City unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Princeton Tigers by a score of 3-2. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Marksmen of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2023.
Tell City actually scored more points across those five sets (105-98), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 14-25, 25-19, 19-25, 25-23, 15-13.
Even though they lost, Tell City was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Princeton only served four.
Princeton can attribute much of their success to Halle Cole, who had ten digs.
Tell City's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-9. As for Princeton, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 9-15.
Tell City didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-2 loss against Evansville Christian on the 3rd. Princeton has also already played their next contest, a 3-2 defeat against Boonville on the 30th.
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