South Loup was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell just short of the Gibbon Buffaloes by a score of 2-1. South Loup was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Gibbon apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
South Loup 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, 25-21, 25-17.
Even though they lost, South Loup was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
South Loup's defeat dropped their record down to 1-21. As for Gibbon, their win bumped their record up to 4-19.
South Loup didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 loss against Arcadia/Loup City on the 12th. Gibbon has also already played their next contest, a 3-0 defeat against Ord on the 14th.
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