After a string of four wins, Cedar Grove-Belgium's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of the Manitowoc Lutheran Lancers by a score of 3-2. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Rockets of the 2-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in August.
Cedar Grove-Belgium couldn't get the win, but they sure gave Manitowoc Lutheran a tough time in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-23, 23-25, 28-30, 15-10.
Even though they lost, Cedar Grove-Belgium was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Manitowoc Lutheran got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Makiah Krause out in front who had nine digs and four aces. With that strong performance, Krause is now averaging an impressive 2 aces per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Isabella Flores, who had 11 digs and three aces.
Cedar Grove-Belgium's loss dropped their record down to 20-8. As for Manitowoc Lutheran, the victory (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 28-6.
Cedar Grove-Belgium has already played their next game, a 3-1 win against Sheboygan Christian on the 12th. As for Manitowoc Lutheran, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-1 defeat against Howards Grove on the 12th.
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