Oak Ridge lost against Leopold back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Oak Ridge Blue Jays took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Leopold Wildcats. The Blue Jays have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as their game on Monday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Oak Ridge was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Leopold work for it, especially in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 22-25, 25-16, 27-25.
Despite the defeat, Oak Ridge saw an underclassman step up: Zoey Lohmann had 14 digs. Lohmann has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last four times she's played.
Even though they lost, Oak Ridge kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least seven blocks in three consecutive contests.
Leopold can attribute much of their success to Brenna Beussink, who had 11 digs.
Oak Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 13-7-3. As for Leopold, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6-1 record this season.
Oak Ridge wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Marquand-Zion on the 15th. As for Leopold, they will face off against St. Vincent at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
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