After flying high against Springfield last Wednesday, Conestoga came back down to earth. The Conestoga Pioneers fell just short of the Downingtown West Whippets by a score of 3-2 on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for the Pioneers in their matchups with the Whippets: they've now lost five in a row.
Conestoga actually scored more points across those five sets (113-111), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 32-30, 17-25, 22-25, 25-21, 15-12.
Despite the loss, Conestoga still got an impressive performance from Madison French, who had 26 digs and three aces. That's the most aces French has posted in her last eight matches. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Chung, who had eight digs.
Even though they lost, Conestoga was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in five consecutive games.
Conestoga's loss dropped their record down to 11-7. As for Downingtown West, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 7-6.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Conestoga will face off against Harriton at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Conestoga will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive. As for Downingtown West, they will take on Sun Valley at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Downingtown West is facing Sun Valley at the right time seeing as Sun Valley is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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