ESCANABA---The Escanaba Eskymos were competitive throughout their match with the Kingsford Flivvers Tuesday night, but the Flivvers pulled out a 3-1 Great Northern Conference win. The scores were 25-17, 26-24, 23-25, 25-11.
Perhaps the most heartbreaking of the four games for the Eskymos was Game #2. After dropping the first game, 25-17, the Eskymos raced out to a 14-3 lead in the second game.
The big crowd, led by a loud student section, was on its feet as the girls were moving the ball around well. Their serving was "on" as well.
After a Flivver timeout, the two teams exchanged points after several long rallies, but Escanaba still had an 18-8 lead.
The Flivvers made a run of seven straight points, closing to within 20-16, prompting Eskymo Coach Bron Harmon to call a time out. Escanaba got to within one point of winning the game at 24-20, and several more long rallies ensued.
Kingsford won six straight, however, including two close calls along the sidelines.
The 26-24 win gave the Flivvers a 2-0 lead in the match, but the Eskymos did not give up, winning the third game, 25-23, to stay alive in the match.
But the girls ran out of gas in the fourth game, with Kingsford running away, 25-11, to win the match.
Escanaba (5-16-2) hosts the annual Elks Invitational this Saturday. There are ten teams in the daylong event. Pool play matches start at 9:00 a.m.
The top two teams in each of the four-team pools advance to the semifinals, which then play for the championship.
The ten teams are: Escanaba, Gladstone, Menominee, Marquette, Ishpeming, Manistique, Sault Ste. Marie, Negaunee, Rudyard, and Westwood.
Click the thumbnails in the ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS box above to see more pictures and videos from Tuesday night's match.
The big crowd, led by a loud student section, was on its feet as the girls were moving the ball around well. Their serving was "on" as well.
After a Flivver timeout, the two teams exchanged points after several long rallies, but Escanaba still had an 18-8 lead.
The Flivvers made a run of seven straight points, closing to within 20-16, prompting Eskymo Coach Bron Harmon to call a time out. Escanaba got to within one point of winning the game at 24-20, and several more long rallies ensued.
Kingsford won six straight, however, including two close calls along the sidelines.
The 26-24 win gave the Flivvers a 2-0 lead in the match, but the Eskymos did not give up, winning the third game, 25-23, to stay alive in the match.
Escanaba (5-16-2) hosts the annual Elks Invitational this Saturday. There are ten teams in the daylong event. Pool play matches start at 9:00 a.m.
The top two teams in each of the four-team pools advance to the semifinals, which then play for the championship.
The ten teams are: Escanaba, Gladstone, Menominee, Marquette, Ishpeming, Manistique, Sault Ste. Marie, Negaunee, Rudyard, and Westwood.
Click the thumbnails in the ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS box above to see more pictures and videos from Tuesday night's match.
