On Tuesday, the Southwestern Piasa Birds didn't have quite enough to beat the Lincolnwood Lancers and fell 2-1.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Southwestern sadly dropped the once that decided the match. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 16-25, 25-17.
Southwestern has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-14 record this season. As for Lincolnwood, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 23-4.
Southwestern has already played their next game, a 2-1 defeat against Staunton on the 10th. As for Lincolnwood, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 2-0 win against Mt. Olive on the 15th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps