After a string of six wins, Althoff Catholic's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Freeburg Midgets by a score of 2-1. The Crusaders were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Midgets apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
The 2-1 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets Althoff Catholic lost were decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-23, 25-23.
Althoff Catholic lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Riley Fairbairn, who had 13 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Katelyn Karban, who had 12 digs.
Olivia Isaacs had an outrageously good game for Freeburg as she had 29 digs.
Althoff Catholic's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-10. As for Freeburg, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season.
Althoff Catholic didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 victory against Metro-East Lutheran on the 10th. Freeburg has also already played their next contest, a 2-0 win against East Alton-Wood River on the 10th.
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