Reed-Custer was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Coal City Coalers.
Reed-Custer was held off the set scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-13.
Coal City got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Ashlyn Siron out in front who had 23 assists and five digs. The team also got some help from Darcie Ladas, who had seven kills, seven digs, and two solo blocks.
Reed-Custer has now lost 18 of their last 19 games on the road. That leaves them at a 5-19-3 record this season. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 4-0 Manteno and 3-1 Streator (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 87.6% over those games). As for Coal City, they pushed their record up to 17-10 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Reed-Custer will face off against their in-conference opponent Peotone at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Coal City is set to challenge their familiar foe Manteno at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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