After flying high against Toronto last Thursday, Steubenville came back down to earth. The Steubenville Big Red fell 3-1 to the Wheeling Central Catholic Maroon Knights on Monday. The Big Red were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Maroon Knights apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September of 2018.
The 3-1 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets Steubenville lost were decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 18-25, 25-22, 25-23.
Despite the loss, Steubenville still got an impressive performance from Kayla Biasi, who had 19 digs.
Even though they lost, Steubenville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since two weeks ago.
Wheeling Central Catholic's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Reagan Jones, who had 15 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Stephens, who had 13 digs and two aces.
Steubenville has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-6 record this season. As for Wheeling Central Catholic, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-3.
Steubenville will square off against Edison at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday. Edison is coming into the contest with five straight defeats at home, meaning Steubenville will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for Wheeling Central Catholic, they will welcome Martins Ferry at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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