After flying high against Milwaukee Hamilton last Thursday, Dominican came back down to earth. The Dominican Knights fell just short of the Racine Lutheran Crusaders by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the Crusaders: they've now lost three in a row.
Dominican wouldn't go down easily and took Racine Lutheran into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-14, 16-25, 17-25, 19-17.
When it comes to explaining why Dominican lost, don't look at Gabby Johnson. Despite the final result, she had 25 digs.
Even though they lost, Dominican was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 10.8.
Leading Racine Lutheran to victory were Sofie Kading and Eva Stanke. Kading had 17 digs, two kills, and two aces, while Stanke had 17 digs. Kading is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Dominican's loss ended an 11-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-7. As for Racine Lutheran, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-11.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Dominican and St. Joseph are set to duel on Thursday. As for Racine Lutheran, they will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Palmyra-Eagle at 7:15 p.m.
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