After flying high against Riverview last Thursday, Episcopal came back down to earth. The Episcopal Wildcats fell just short of the Central Arkansas Christian Mustangs by a score of 3-2 on Monday. The Wildcats' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Episcopal actually scored more points across those five sets (109-108), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 26-24, 25-19, 20-25, 18-16.
Even though they lost, Episcopal was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 13 aces in ten consecutive matchups.
Episcopal's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-9. As for Central Arkansas Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7-2 record this season.
Episcopal does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Central Arkansas Christian, they will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Rose Bud at 7:30 p.m. The timing isn't great for Rose Bud: they have been struggling with six straight losses at home, while Central Arkansas Christian has snatched up five consecutive wins on the road.
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