Center lost against Wheatland back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Center Cougars took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wheatland Pirates. The loss continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Pirates: they've now lost four in a row.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Wheatland scored at least 17 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-22, 26-28, 25-22.
Despite the loss, Center still got an impressive performance from Evalett Lor, who had 29 digs. Lor is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 20 or more in the last three games she's played.
Wheatland's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Miranda Wilke, who had eight digs and four aces. That's the most aces Wilke has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Lisa Azevedo, who had 13 digs and five aces.
Center's loss dropped their record down to 11-7. As for Wheatland, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season.
Center wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Mira Loma on the 15th. Wheatland has also already played their next game, a 3-0 win against Oakmont on the 15th.
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