Volleyball teams find themselves both on losing ends

**HIGHLIGHTS AND REACTION BELOW**

The 5th/6th grade and 8th grade volleyball teams both lost their games this afternoon in straight sets.

Ivy and Isabella were great with their serves and both gave the 5th/6th grade a good chance to win, but the serve receive was mediocre to say the least. Ivy served the girls right back into the first set and brought them within a point 12-11, but once the ball went back to the other team, the girls never recovered.

Isabella staked the girls out to a quick 7-2 lead, but the same story that was written in the first set, repeated itself in set two. 25-12 and 25-15 were the final scores.

It wasn't much better for the 8th grade girls. Even with Marissa back, they lost their fourth straight game 25-14 and 25-21.

Interestingly enough, the girls played better today than they had since game one. Problem is their competition was a lot stiffer than normal. The girls seemed to play at the level of their competition which could be good when facing a good team like today, and bad, when facing teams like they played the previous two games.

The energy level for both teams and most notably the 8th grade wasn't there today. Both teams are struggling right now and it all boils down to executing during the games. The 5th/6th graders need a spark, and are way too quiet on the court. One bad mistake seems to bring their morale down. Some players make an error and it stays with them the entire game.

On the season, the 5th/6th grade sits at (0-4) while the 8th grade now is (1-4).