New Berlin Eisenhower and St. Thomas More squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but New Berlin Eisenhower had to settle for second. They fell just short of the St. Thomas More Cavaliers by a score of 3-2. The Lions were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Cavaliers apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October.
New Berlin Eisenhower took St. Thomas More into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-19, 25-16, 17-25, 16-14.
Even though they lost, New Berlin Eisenhower was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in three consecutive games.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead St. Thomas More to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sophia Lobenhofer, who had 14 digs and three aces. Lobenhofer has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophia Scardino, who had 11 digs and two aces.
With the loss, New Berlin Eisenhower broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 34-10. As for St. Thomas More, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 24-7.
New Berlin Eisenhower does not have any more games scheduled as of now. St. Thomas More has already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Pius XI Catholic on the 2nd.
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