Bloomington South lost against Columbus North back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Bloomington South Panthers took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Columbus North Bull Dogs. While the Panthers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Bull Dogs 26-24 in the first set.
Bloomington South started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-18, 25-20, 25-16.
Liv Thompson and Everly Clark certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Thompson had four aces and three digs, while Clark had nine kills, five digs, and two blocks. That's the most aces Thompson has posted since back in August.
Even though they lost, Bloomington South was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in eight consecutive matchups.
Columbus North's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Morgan Osborn, who had 14 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Reese Edwards, who had four digs and 22 assists.
Bloomington South now has a losing record at 13-14. As for Columbus North, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-14.
Bloomington South has already played their next match, a 3-1 defeat against Seymour on the 10th. As for Columbus North, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-1 loss against Franklin Community on the 10th.
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