It was fun while it lasted, but South Webster's undefeated season came to an end after 11 games on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Wheelersburg Pirates by a score of 3-2. The game marked the Jeeps' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
South Webster took Wheelersburg into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking 11-point loss. The final score came out to 25-20, 22-25, 16-25, 25-17, 15-4.
Lauren Kaltenbach and Kinley Horner certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Kaltenbach had 14 digs and four aces, while Horner had 17 digs. That's the most aces Kaltenbach has posted since back in October of 2023.
Even though they lost, South Webster was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 7.8.
Mylee Gleim had an outrageously good game for Wheelersburg as she had 27 digs. Gleim is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season.
Having lost for the first time this season, South Webster fell to 11-1. As for Wheelersburg, their record now sits at 9-2.
South Webster will square off against Waverly at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. South Webster will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak alive. As for Wheelersburg, they will head out to face off against Valley at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Wheelersburg is facing Valley at the right time seeing as Valley is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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