St. Joseph was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They fell just short of the Three Rivers Wildcats by a score of 3-2. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Bears of the 2-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Saturday.
St. Joseph wouldn't go down easily and took Three Rivers into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-18, 16-25, 22-25, 15-13.
Natalie Bachinski was a one-man wrecking crew for Three Rivers as she had 12 digs and five aces. That's the most aces Bachinski has posted since back in September of 2023.
St. Joseph's loss dropped their record down to 2-12. As for Three Rivers, their record is now 17-8-6.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. Joseph will host Mattawan at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Mattawan is coming into the contest with three straight wins on the road, so St. Joseph will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Three Rivers, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Paw Paw at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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