South Central lost against Morgan Township back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The South Central Satellites fell just short of the Morgan Township Cherokees by a score of 3-2.
South Central took Morgan Township into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-11, 19-25, 17-25, 15-11.
When it comes to explaining why South Central lost, don't look at Gwen Mendenhall. Despite the final result, she had 30 digs. Mendenhall has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more digs the last three times she's played.
Morgan Township had a senior duo take command as Maddy Keifer had 38 digs and Josie Lemmons had 11 digs and four aces. Those 38 digs set a new season-high mark for Keifer.
South Central's loss dropped their record down to 18-10. As for Morgan Township, they are on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 20 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season.
South Central wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat against Pioneer on the 7th. As for Morgan Township, they will face off against Marquette Catholic at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Morgan Township will be looking to extend their current 13-game winning streak.
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