If Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Fort Wayne North Side last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger Saints fell just short of the McCutcheon Mavericks by a score of 3-2 on Saturday. The loss continues a trend for the Saints in their matchups with the Mavericks: they've now lost three in a row.
Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger took McCutcheon into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-21, 25-17, 22-25, 15-13.
Despite the loss, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger still got an impressive performance from Claire Shively, who had 17 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Shively has posted in she last seven contests.
Even though they lost, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as McCutcheon only had six.
The defeat snapped Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 7-5 record. As for McCutcheon, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-9.
Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger will venture away from home to challenge Providence at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Providence is coming into the match with three straight losses at home, meaning Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. As for McCutcheon, they will take on Yorktown at 1:25 p.m. on Saturday. Yorktown will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something McCutcheon surely won't give up without a fight.
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