After flying high against Gibsonburg last Tuesday, St. Joseph Central Catholic came back down to earth. The St. Joseph Central Catholic Crimson Streaks fell just short of the Hopewell-Loudon Chieftains by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Crimson Streaks were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Chieftains apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September.
St. Joseph Central Catholic actually scored more points across those five sets (102-99), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 26-24, 25-16, 16-25, 15-12.
Even though they lost, St. Joseph Central Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive contests.
Hopewell-Loudon can attribute much of their success to Maddie Holcomb, who had 20 digs.
St. Joseph Central Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 17-5. As for Hopewell-Loudon, they pushed their record up to 17-5 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. After both having extra time off, St. Joseph Central Catholic and St. Mary Central Catholic will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. St. Joseph Central Catholic is facing St. Mary Central Catholic at the right time seeing as St. Mary Central Catholic is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Hopewell-Loudon, they will face off against Cardinal Stritch at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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