If Lima Central Catholic was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Jefferson on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Thunderbirds took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bluffton Pirates on Thursday. The Thunderbirds have struggled against the Pirates recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Lima Central Catholic was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Bluffton work for it, especially in the first set. The final score came out to 26-24, 22-25, 25-19, 25-16.
Carolina Killll paced Lima Central Catholic's offense, picking up 15 kills. Killll got some help from Lily Whittaker and her 25 assists. Alyssa Donley controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Vanessa Cross had an outrageously good game for Bluffton as she had 28 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Cross has posted over her last nine contests. Adelyn Althaus was another key player, getting 19 assists and four digs.
Lima Central Catholic's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 6-4. As for Bluffton, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.
Lima Central Catholic didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat against Parkway on the 22nd. As for Bluffton, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-2 loss against Carey on the 20th.
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