Beecher lost against Illiana Christian back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Beecher Bobcats fell just short of the Illiana Christian Vikings by a score of 2-1. The loss continues a trend for the Bobcats in their matchups with the Vikings: they've now lost four in a row.
Beecher started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-15, 25-14.
Despite the loss, Beecher still got an impressive performance from Ava Pattenaude, who had seven digs and three aces. Pattenaude is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Lily Huynh was the offensive standout of the contest as she had 16 digs.
Beecher's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-7. As for Illiana Christian, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 23-8.
Beecher didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 win against Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond on the 12th. Illiana Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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