On Saturday, Ludlowe faced Warde in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Ludlowe Falcons fell just short of the Warde Mustangs by a score of 3-2. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Falcons of the 3-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.
Ludlowe actually scored more points across those five sets (105-103), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 19-25, 25-22, 19-25, 15-11.
Sofia Cilano and Franny Czapla certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Cilano had 11 digs and seven aces, while Czapla had eight digs and three aces. That's the most aces Cilano has posted in her last eight games.
Even though they lost, Ludlowe was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Warde only served seven.
Leading Warde to victory were Ava Carolan and Anna Tremaglio. Carolan had 15 digs, while Tremaglio had six kills and six digs.
Ludlowe moved to 8-3 with that loss, which also ended their six-game winning streak. As for Warde, they pushed their record up to 12-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Ludlowe has already played their next match, a 3-1 win against Ridgefield on the 7th. As for Warde, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-2 victory against Staples on the 7th.
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