Jonathan Alder has gone 8-2 against Bellefontaine recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Jonathan Alder Pioneers are taking a road trip to square off against the Bellefontaine Chieftains at 6:30 p.m.
Jonathan Alder is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Kenton Ridge just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 3-2.
Jonathan Alder started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 27-29, 25-15, 25-19, 15-10.
Despite the loss, Jonathan Alder had strong showings from Meredith Stroupe, who had 12 digs, and Ali Hayes, who had 21 kills and 15 digs. Hayes is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had 12 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Jonathan Alder 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 six aces in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Bellefontaine had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Bees as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-10, 25-21.
Jonathan Alder's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-4. As for Bellefontaine, they pushed their record up to 13-3 with the win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season.
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