Volleyball Recap: Columbia Falls Falls Short of Billings Central Catholic in the Playoffs

By Team Reports Nov 18, 2024, 9:42am

Volleyball Recap: Columbia Falls Wildcats vs. Billings Central Catholic Rams

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Columbia Falls and Billings Central Catholic squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Columbia Falls had to settle for second. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Billings Central Catholic Rams. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Wildcats of the 3-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in November of 2020.

The final score came out to 25-13, 25-4, 24-26, 25-23.

Columbia Falls' loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Kierra Kemppainen, who had 12 digs and three aces, and Ava Scholz, who had 12 digs and four aces. That's the most aces Kemppainen has posted since back in October.

Columbia Falls now has a losing record at 15-16. As for Billings Central Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won 28 of their last 29 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 35-1-8 record this season.

Columbia Falls didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 defeat against Lockwood on the 15th. As for Billings Central Catholic, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Beaverhead County on the 15th.

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