Senior night did not go as planned for Perryville. The Pirates breezed through the first two sets, but faltered in the final three as they fell to De Soto 3-2 (25-20, 25-17, 21-25, 21-25, 14-16) on Thursday night at Perryville High School.
To say that Perryville volleyball coach Cindy Cissell and her team was disappointed, may be an understatement.
“We really started out well,” Cissell said. “I know we are young, but we seem to be making elementary mistakes. It’s things that we practice daily. It’s frustrating for them and it’s frustrating for me”
The game came down to a fifth set that never saw either team ahead by more than two points. Perryville fought back from a 12-10 deficit with a block from Shelby Condor and an ace. Tegan Gerler tied the set once more at 13-13 and Elle Martin gave Perryville a 14-13 lead after a kill off a free ball at the net by Elle Martin. However, De Soto won the next three points to win the match.
The Pirates missed three serves in the final set.
“We shot ourselves in the foot different times during the game,” Cissell said.