Volleyball Recap: Battle Creek Comes Up Short

Battle Creek came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 3-0 to the Norfolk Catholic Knights. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Knights this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 2-0 back in September.

Battle Creek was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Norfolk Catholic work for it, especially in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 26-24, 25-22.

Ryder Wehrle paced Battle Creek's offense, picking up 13 kills. Wehrle got some help from Ava Kuchar and her 20 assists. Kuchar also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with Ali Korth, each putting up two.

Norfolk Catholic found their leader in sophomore Reese Timmerman, who had 15 digs and three assists.

The defeat snapped Battle Creek's winning streak at three matches and leaves them with a 18-11 record. As for Norfolk Catholic, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-4 record this season.

Battle Creek wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-2 loss against Guardian Angels Central Catholic on the 23rd. As for Norfolk Catholic, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-1 defeat against Pierce on the 23rd.