After flying high against Blue Eye last Tuesday, Crane came back down to earth. The Crane Pirates took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the School of the Ozarks Patriots on Thursday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Pirates of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 16-25, 25-22, 25-19.
Lily Woodward paced Crane's offense, picking up ten kills. Woodward got some help from
Hunter Cleveland and her 20 assists. Finally,
Harper White kept Crane's defense grounded, leading the team with two blocks.
School of the Ozarks found their leader in freshman Lulu Robbins, who had eight digs and two aces.
Crane has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-20-1 record this season. As for School of the Ozarks, their victory bumped their record up to 26-6.
Crane does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for School of the Ozarks, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-2 defeat against Galena on the 26th.
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