After flying high against Tri County Northeast on Tuesday, Elgin/Pope John came back down to earth. The Elgin/Pope John Wolfpack fell just short of the Crofton Warriors by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Wolfpack of the 3-2 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in November of 2015.
Elgin/Pope John took Crofton into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking 11-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-23, 25-16, 20-25, 15-4.
Despite the loss, Elgin/Pope John still got an impressive performance from Kate Furstenau, who had 35 digs. Furstenau has been hot , having posted 15 or more digs the last six times she's played. Elizabeth Moser was another key player, getting 16 digs, a kill, and 20 assists.
Elgin/Pope John's loss ended a 12-game streak of away wins and brought them to 26-5. As for Crofton, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Elgin/Pope John will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Yutan. Yutan is coming into the contest with 15 straight victories at home, so Elgin/Pope John will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Crofton, they will head out to square off against Johnson-Brock at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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