Ellis was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell 2-0 to the Smith Center Redmen. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Redmen this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 2-1 two weeks ago.
Ellis was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The final score came out to 25-9, 25-22.
Their offense was headlined by Sienna Schmidt and Leah Reed, who picked up four kills apiece. They got some help from Taylor Kohl and her ten assists.
Ellis' loss dropped their record down to 9-20. As for Smith Center, the win snapped their losing streak at five matches and leaves them with a 17-13 record.
Ellis has already played their next matchup, a 2-0 defeat against Hoxie on the 11th. As for Smith Center, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 victory against Thomas More Prep-Marian on the 11th.
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