After flying high against Evansville Bosse last Thursday, Evansville Central came back down to earth. The Evansville Central Bears lost 3-0 to the Evansville Mater Dei Wildcats on Tuesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Bears of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2023.
Evansville Central was the model of consistency in the loss, scoring 13 points in every single set they played. After all that action, the final score was 25-13, 25-13, 25-13.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Evansville Mater Dei to victory, but perhaps none more so than Lacy Marx, who had seven digs and three aces. That's the most aces Marx has posted since back in September of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Kynzie Embry, who had three digs and 16 assists.
Evansville Central has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-6 record this season. As for Evansville Mater Dei, they pushed their record up to 9-5 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Evansville Central didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat vs. Tecumseh on the 11th. Evansville Mater Dei has also already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Southridge on the 12th.
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