Jenison faced Byron Center in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Wildcats fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 3-2. The Wildcats were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Bulldogs earlier this season, when they won 3-0.
Jenison wouldn't go down easily and took Byron Center into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-23, 21-25, 18-25, 15-12.
Karis Chatfield paced Jenison's offense, picking up 25 kills. Chatfield got some help from Cora Rotman and her 45 assists. Rylee Paddock controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Jenison's loss ended a four-match streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 27-4-1. As for Byron Center, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-4 record this season.
Jenison will head out to take on Muskegon at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Byron Center, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 win against Bronson on the 18th.
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