If Mukwonago was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Union Grove last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Indians came up short against the Oak Creek Knights on Tuesday, falling 3-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Knights this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 2-0 back in August.
Mukwonago was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-22, 25-10.
Lucy Sarna paced Mukwonago's offense, picking up 13 kills. Sarna got some help from Amanda Esmeier and her ten assists.
Leading Oak Creek to victory were Claire Mank and Isa Ruether. Mank had 13 digs and two assists, while Ruether had nine kills, nine digs, and three aces. Ruether is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had seven or more in each of the last 21 games she's played.
Mukwonago's defeat ended a three-match streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-16. As for Oak Creek, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-15 record this season.
Mukwonago has already played their next matchup, a 2-0 victory against Greendale on the 11th. As for Oak Creek, after both having extra time off, they and Kettle Moraine will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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