Spruce Creek was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to the DeLand Bulldogs. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bulldogs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 last Thursday.
While Spruce Creek was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into DeLand's winning margin in every set. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-15, 25-18.
Khloe Jackson paced Spruce Creek's offense, picking up ten kills. Jackson got some help from Logan Milan and her six assists. Milan was also solid from the service line: she led the team with three aces.
Leading DeLand to victory were Kendall Ezell and Sophie Jones. Ezell had 14 digs, while Jones had seven digs. That's the most digs Ezell has posted over her last six contests.
Spruce Creek's loss dropped their record down to 4-7. As for DeLand, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-7 record this season.
Spruce Creek wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 2-0 victory against Geneva on the 26th. As for DeLand, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-1 defeat against Osceola on the 30th.
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