On Saturday, the Chippewa Falls Cardinals had just enough and edged the Little Chute Mustangs out 2-1.
Chippewa Falls had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-23, 15-10.
Leading Chippewa Falls to victory were Nadya Berg and Claire Hoepner. Berg had ten digs, while Hoepner had 11 digs. Hoepner has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more digs the last five times she's played.
Little Chute's loss came despite strong showings from Leah Vanden Hogen and Alana Van Wychen. Vanden Hogen had five digs and three aces, while Van Wychen had 14 digs. The dominant performance gave Vanden Hogen a new career-high in aces.
Chippewa Falls is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-17 record this season. As for Little Chute, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-25.
Chippewa Falls has already played their next contest, a 2-1 loss against Kaukauna on the 12th. As for Little Chute, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 defeat against Pulaski on the 12th.
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