After losing to Zumbrota-Mazeppa the last time they met, Southwest Christian decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Southwest Christian Stars narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Zumbrota-Mazeppa Cougars 2-1.
Southwest Christian had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-21, 15-13.
Leading Southwest Christian to victory were Lauren Paradise and Chloe Johanson. Paradise had ten digs and three aces, while Johanson had four digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave Paradise a new career-high in aces.
Southwest Christian now has a winning record of 8-7. As for Zumbrota-Mazeppa, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-9 record this season.
Southwest Christian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 defeat vs. Albany on the 21st. As for Zumbrota-Mazeppa, they will challenge Lourdes at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
