Elk River lost against St. Michael-Albertville back in August, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Elk River Elks fell just short of the St. Michael-Albertville Knights by a score of 2-1. The Elks haven't had much luck with the Knights recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Elk River actually scored more points across those three sets (59-51), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 11-25, 15-13.
When it comes to explaining why Elk River lost, don't look at Addison Hemmer. Despite the final result, she had ten digs and four aces. That's the most aces Hemmer has posted in her last nine matches. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Chandler, who had 12 digs.
Elk River's loss dropped their record down to 9-15. As for St. Michael-Albertville, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season.
Elk River didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-1 defeat against Hermantown on the 5th. As for St. Michael-Albertville, they and Champlin Park are set to duel on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as St. Michael-Albertville comes in on five and Champlin Park on 19.
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