On Tuesday, Eureka faced Incarnate Word Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Eureka Wildcats took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Incarnate Word Academy Red Knights. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Wildcats of the 3-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2023.
Eureka 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 21-25, 25-23, 25-19, 27-25.
Leading Incarnate Word Academy to victory were Ally Fuchs and Audrey Schaeffer. Fuchs had 34 digs, while Schaeffer had 23 digs and three aces. Fuchs is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last 11 games she's played dating back to last season.
This is the second loss in a row for Eureka and nudges their season record down to 12-11. As for Incarnate Word Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season.
Eureka didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against St. Francis Borgia on the 2nd. Incarnate Word Academy has also already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Notre Dame on the 2nd.
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