Niobrara/Verdigre lost against North Central two weeks ago, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Niobrara/Verdigre Cougars fell 3-1 to the North Central Knights. The Cougars have struggled against the Knights recently, as their game on Monday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Niobrara/Verdigre started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-15, 25-20, 25-17.
Even though they lost, Niobrara/Verdigre was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive matchups.
Niobrara/Verdigre's loss dropped their record down to 7-18. As for North Central, with the win, they broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 6-22.
Niobrara/Verdigre will square off against Santee at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Niobrara/Verdigre is facing Santee at the right time seeing as Santee is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. North Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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