It was a good run, but Deshler unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Central Wildcats by a score of 3-2. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Deshler started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 21-25, 25-23, 25-19, 15-11.
Deshler lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Landen Mccalpin, who had 17 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendall Scogin, who had 12 digs and two kills.
Even though they lost, Deshler kept the net locked down and finished the game with 31 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least seven blocks in 16 consecutive games.
Leading Central to victory were Anna Neal and Alexis Fielder. Neal had ten digs, while Fielder had 22 kills and four digs. Fielder is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last 18 games she's played.
Deshler's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 42-10. As for Central, they have been performing well recently as they've won 32 of their last 39 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 43-13 record this season.
As of now, neither Deshler nor Central have any future games scheduled.
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