Sacred Heart lost against Diller-Odell back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Sacred Heart Irish fell just short of the Diller-Odell Griffin by a score of 2-1. The Irish haven't had much luck with the Griffin recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Sacred Heart started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-18, 25-18.
When it comes to explaining why Sacred Heart lost, don't look at Destry Groth. Despite the final result, she had 16 digs.
Even though they lost, Sacred Heart was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Diller-Odell's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Berkelee Beekman led the charge by getting three digs, two kills, and 35 assists. Beekman is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last 26 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaedyn Hajek, who had 13 digs.
Sacred Heart's defeat dropped their record down to 13-15. As for Diller-Odell, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-10 record this season.
Sacred Heart didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 loss against Johnson-Brock on the 22nd. Diller-Odell has also already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat against Johnson County Central on the 22nd.
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