Chippewa Falls's game on Thursday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Minneapolis Southwest Lakers 2-1. The Cardinals have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Lakers, too.
Chippewa Falls 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 23-25, 25-19, 16-14.
Chippewa Falls was led to victory by Claire Hoepner and Nadya Berg. Hoepner had 15 digs, while Berg had four aces. Those four aces gave Berg a new career-high.
Minneapolis Southwest's loss came despite strong showings from Milena Macea and Scarlet Mckay. Macea had nine digs, while Mckay had eight digs.
Chippewa Falls has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-12 record this season. As for Minneapolis Southwest, their loss dropped their record down to 12-6.
Chippewa Falls wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 2-1 defeat against Cretin-Derham Hall on the 4th. Minneapolis Southwest has also already played their next match, a 2-1 win against Blake on the 5th.
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