After flying high against Rock Bridge on Monday, Blue Springs came back down to earth. The Blue Springs Wildcats fell just short of the Blue Springs South Jaguars by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Wildcats of the 3-2 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture on October 8th.
Blue Springs actually scored more points across those five sets (99-98), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-18, 18-25, 15-25, 15-13.
Despite the loss, Blue Springs still got an impressive performance from Ella Ludwig, who had 12 digs. Ludwig has been hot , having posted ten or more digs the last seven times she's played.
Even though they lost, Blue Springs was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in ten consecutive contests.
With the loss, Blue Springs broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 20-15. As for Blue Springs South, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 13-22 record this season.
Blue Springs does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Blue Springs South, they will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Ozark. Ozark will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something Blue Springs South surely won't give up without a fight.
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