Wayne lost against Piute back in August, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Wayne Badgers fell 3-1 to the Piute Thunderbirds. The defeat continues a trend for the Badgers in their matchups with the Thunderbirds: they've now lost three in a row.
Wayne started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-27, 25-23, 25-21, 25-23.
Despite the loss, Wayne had strong showings from Madi Jacobson, who had 26 digs, three aces, and a kill, and Chloe Stewart, who had 12 kills and four digs. With that strong performance, Jacobson is now averaging an impressive 10.7 digs per game.
Even though they lost, Wayne was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in nine consecutive matchups.
Wayne's defeat dropped their record down to 9-12. As for Piute, they moved to 8-17 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
As of now, neither Wayne nor Piute have any future games scheduled.
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