After a string of nine wins, Western Reserve's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell 3-1 to the St. Paul Flyers. The loss continues a trend for the Roughriders in their matchups with the Flyers: they've now lost four in a row.
Western Reserve came incredibly close to winning: the sets they lost were decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 20-25, 25-22, 28-26.
Makayla Case and Payton Friend certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Case had 24 digs, while Friend had 29 digs and 14 kills. Friend is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had seven or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Western Reserve's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-4. As for St. Paul, their victory bumped their record up to 10-4.
Western Reserve will look to defend their home court on Thursday against South Central at 5:30 p.m. South Central will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Western Reserve surely won't give up without a fight. As for St. Paul, they will welcome Mapleton at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mapleton is coming into the match with four straight losses on the road, meaning St. Paul will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory.
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