After flying high against La Crosse Logan last Tuesday, Onalaska came back down to earth. The Onalaska Hilltoppers fell just short of the La Crosse Central Riverhawks by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Hilltoppers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Riverhawks apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in August.
Onalaska actually scored more points across those five sets (99-96), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 14-25, 17-25, 25-17, 25-21, 15-11.
Despite the loss, Onalaska had strong showings from Finley Walters, who had 12 digs and four aces, and Mckenzie Bauer, who had 18 digs. Those four aces gave Walters a new career-high.
She wasn't the only good server: Onalaska 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.
Onalaska's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-8. As for La Crosse Central, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 16-8 record.
Onalaska will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Oconomowoc at 9:30 a.m. Oconomowoc will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Onalaska surely won't give up without a fight. As for La Crosse Central, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Tomah at 7:00 p.m.
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