After flying high against Amherst last Thursday, Shawano Community came back down to earth. The Shawano Community Hawks fell just short of the Pewaukee Pirates by a score of 2-1 on Saturday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Hawks of the 2-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in August of 2017.
Shawano Community started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 29-27, 15-10.
Despite the loss, Shawano Community still got an impressive performance from Amelia Klement, who had four digs and 11 assists.
Even though they lost, Shawano Community was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 22 consecutive games.
Pewaukee found their leader in underclassman Lucy May, who had nine digs and 17 assists. Hannah Padilla was another key player, getting four digs and 16 assists.
Shawano Community's record now sits at 22-7. As for Pewaukee, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 32-11 record this season.
Shawano Community has already played their next contest, a 2-0 win against Appleton East on the 19th. As for Pewaukee, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 2-0 loss against Shawano Community on the 19th.
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