Central Catholic and Ripon Christian squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Central Catholic had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Ripon Christian Knights by a score of 3-2. The Raiders have struggled against the Knights recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Central Catholic started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 14-25, 24-26, 25-7, 25-12, 15-8.
Central Catholic moved to 18-8 with that defeat, which also ended their five-game winning streak. As for Ripon Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-15 record this season.
Central Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Ripon Christian, they and Vanden are set to duel on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Vanden comes in on three and Ripon Christian on four.
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