Halifax was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of the Juniata Indians by a score of 3-2. The Wildcats were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Indians apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September.
Halifax was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Juniata work for it, especially in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 15-25, 22-25, 26-24, 15-8.
Despite the loss, Halifax still got an impressive performance from Shae Ramberger, who had 20 kills, 19 digs, seven blocks, and two aces. With that strong performance, Ramberger is now averaging an impressive 2.2 blocks per game. Another player making a difference was Brianna Matter, who had 16 digs, five kills, and four aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Halifax was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 13 consecutive matches.
Halifax's defeat dropped their record down to 8-6. As for Juniata, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Halifax didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-1 win vs. Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy on the 30th. As for Juniata, they will challenge Steelton-Highspire at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Juniata is facing Steelton-Highspire at the right time seeing as Steelton-Highspire is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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