Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Sheboygan Christian couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Heritage Christian Patriots on Thursday. The loss continues a trend for the Eagles in their meetings with the Patriots: they've now lost three in a row.
The final score came out to 25-18, 25-12, 23-25, 25-18.
Sheboygan Christian's offense was headlined by Madelyn Van denend and Samantha Veldkamp, who picked up nine kills apiece. They got some help from Lydia Neeb and her 28 assists. Naomi Doss controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Nina Dorger had a dynamite game For Heritage Christian., getting 12 digs and two aces. The dominant performance also gave Dorger a new career-high in assists (seven). Another player making a difference was Nadia Li, who had eight digs and two aces.
Sheboygan Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 37-4. As for Heritage Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 21 of their last 22 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 36-6 record this season.
Sheboygan Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Heritage Christian, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-1 win against Waterloo on the 1st.
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