It was a good run, but Wickenburg unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They came up short against the St. John Paul II Catholic Lions, falling 3-0.
Wickenburg was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made St. John Paul II Catholic work for it, especially in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 25-18, 25-20.
Even though they lost, Wickenburg was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in nine consecutive matches.
St. John Paul II Catholic had a senior duo take command as Miley Arellano had six digs and five aces and Leona Basilio had five digs and five aces. Those five aces set a new season-high mark for Arellano.
Wickenburg's loss dropped their record down to 13-12. As for St. John Paul II Catholic, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 20-11.
Wickenburg has already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Mountainside on the 30th. St. John Paul II Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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