After both having extra time off, the Lima Central Catholic Thunderbirds and the Shawnee Indians will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Lima Central Catholic has now lost seven straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since September 19.
Last Saturday, Lima Central Catholic didn't have quite enough to beat Bryan and fell 2-1.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Lima Central Catholic sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 22-25, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Shawnee came up short against Ottawa-Glandorf on Thursday and fell 3-1. While the Indians didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Titans 25-21 in the first set.
Shawnee started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-23, 25-23, 25-18.
Despite the loss, Shawnee had strong showings from Sami Rettig, who had ten digs and two aces, and Lea Rudasill, who had seven digs. That's the most aces Rettig has posted since back in September.
Even though they lost, Shawnee was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive matches.
Lima Central Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 2-16. As for Shawnee, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-6 record this season.
Lima Central Catholic suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Shawnee in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Lima Central Catholic avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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