Central lost against Notre Dame two weeks ago, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Central Tigers took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Notre Dame Bulldogs. The Tigers' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Central was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Notre Dame work for it, especially in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 15-25, 26-24, 25-20.
When it comes to explaining why Central lost, don't look at Emma Smith. Despite the final result, she had 34 digs. Smith has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more digs the last seven times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Hukel, who had 13 digs and 21 assists.
Even though they lost, Central was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive matchups.
Central's defeat dropped their record down to 25-10-3. As for Notre Dame, their win was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-7-1.
Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Notre Dame, they will square off against St. Pius X at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. St. Pius X will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something Notre Dame surely won't give up without a fight.
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