If Athens was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Towanda last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Athens Wildcats fell just short of the Wellsboro Hornets by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Hornets recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Athens sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 21-25, 25-11, 23-25, 15-11.
Despite the loss, Athens had strong showings from Ella Coyle, who had 17 digs, and Gretchen Schmieg, who had six digs and three aces. That's the most aces Schmieg has posted in her last seven contests.
Even though they lost, Athens was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive games.
Wellsboro got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Maddy Cruttenden out in front who had 24 digs and two aces. Cruttenden is crushing it when it comes to digs: she's had at least ten every time she's taken the court this season. Taylor Main was another key player, getting 16 digs, two kills, and 11 assists.
Athens' defeat dropped their record down to 12-11. As for Wellsboro, they pushed their record up to 11-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats challenges Northeast Bradford at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Wellsboro has already played their next matchup, a 1-0 win against Otto-Eldred on the 5th.
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