Wisner-Pilger suffered their biggest defeat since September 19th on Monday. They came up short against the Norfolk Catholic Knights, falling 3-0. The Gators haven't had much luck with the Knights recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
While Wisner-Pilger ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-17, 25-20.
Emerson Bellar paced Wisner-Pilger's offense, picking up eight kills. Bellar got some help from
Ramsey Arduser and her 13 assists.
Sydney Porter controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Norfolk Catholic's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Reese Timmerman led the charge by getting 24 digs. Timmerman has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Hannah Hoesing, who had 25 assists.
With the loss, Wisner-Pilger broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 14-19. As for Norfolk Catholic, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 26-4.
Wisner-Pilger does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Norfolk Catholic has already played their next contest, a 3-1 win against Stanton on the 29th.
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