If Whitewater was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Spalding last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Whitewater Wildcats fell just short of the Sandy Creek Patriots by a score of 3-2 on Saturday. While the Wildcats didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Patriots 25-18 in the first set.
Whitewater took Sandy Creek into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking nine-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-18, 25-27, 25-15, 15-6.
Even though they lost, Whitewater was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive contests.
Whitewater's loss dropped their record down to 18-18. As for Sandy Creek, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 18-23.
Whitewater has already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Fayette County on the 12th. As for Sandy Creek, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-2 defeat against Trinity Christian on the 12th.
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