It was a proper cat-fight when New Richmond challenged St. Croix Central on Friday. The Tigers fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 2-1. That makes it the first time this season the Tigers have let down their home crowd.
New Richmond started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-23, 15-11.
Ashlyn Schulze paced New Richmond's offense, picking up eight kills. Schulze got some help from Maddie Komro and her 24 assists. Aleah Rodriguez controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
New Richmond's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for St. Croix Central, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-3.
New Richmond has already played their next match, a 2-0 victory against Prairie Farm on the 29th. As for St. Croix Central, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 win against McDonell Central on the 29th.
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