Zumbrota-Mazeppa was the 2-0 winner over Southwest Christian when they last played one another back in September of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. The Zumbrota-Mazeppa Cougars fell just short of the Southwest Christian Stars by a score of 2-1 on Saturday.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-21, 15-13.
Leading Southwest Christian to victory were Lauren Paradise and Chloe Johanson. Paradise had ten digs and three aces, while Johanson had four digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave Paradise a new career-high in aces.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-9 record this season. As for Southwest Christian, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa will welcome Lourdes at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Southwest Christian, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 loss vs. Albany on the 21st.
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