After a string of five wins, Central's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of the Northside Patriots by a score of 3-2. The loss continues a trend for the Red Devils in their matchups with the Patriots: they've now lost three in a row.
Central started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 24-26, 25-16, 25-16, 15-6.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Northside to victory, but perhaps none more so than Mckenzie Durbin, who had 27 digs. Ava Prather was another key player, getting five digs and two aces.
Central's defeat dropped their record down to 13-10. As for Northside, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-13 record this season.
Central will welcome Glenwood at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Northside has already played their next matchup, a 2-0 loss against Starr's Mill on the 7th.
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