It was a good run, but Bishop Manogue unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Spanish Springs Cougars. The Miners haven't had much luck with the Cougars recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
While Bishop Manogue had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 18 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 17-25, 25-18, 25-23.
Even though they lost, Bishop Manogue was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in nine consecutive matches.
Spanish Springs was led to victory by Gianna Antle and Nora Hunt. Antle had seven digs and four aces, while Hunt had four digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave Antle a new career-high in aces.
Bishop Manogue's loss dropped their record down to 17-9. As for Spanish Springs, their win bumped their record up to 14-11.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Bishop Manogue will square off against Reno at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Reno is coming into the game with four straight victories at home, so Bishop Manogue will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Spanish Springs, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars dukes it out withDouglas at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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