After flying high against East last Wednesday, Struthers came back down to earth. The Struthers Wildcats took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Boardman Spartans on Saturday. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Spartans recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-13, 23-25, 25-16.
Even though they lost, Struthers kept the net locked down and finished the game with 12 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least six blocks in six consecutive matchups.
Sadie Satterfield was a one-man wrecking crew for Boardman as she had 19 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Satterfield has posted in her last seven matches.
Struthers' defeat dropped their record down to 8-13. As for Boardman, the win snapped their losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 10-12 record.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. After both having extra time off, Struthers and Trinity will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Trinity is coming into the game with six straight losses on the road, meaning Struthers will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory. As for Boardman, they will be playing at home against Ursuline at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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