Southern Door was the 3-1 winner over Oconto when they last played one another back in September of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Southern Door Eagles took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Oconto Blue Devils on Thursday.
The final score came out to 25-20, 25-16, 23-25, 25-15.
When it comes to explaining why Southern Door lost, don't look at Alanna Paye. Despite the final result, she had 21 digs. With that strong performance, Paye is now averaging an impressive 10.6 digs per game. Another player making a difference was Audrey Plzak, who had ten digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Southern Door was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive matchups.
Kyanne Wusterbarth went supernova for Oconto, getting 30 digs.
Southern Door has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-9 record this season. As for Oconto, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-8.
Southern Door didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 loss vs. Shawano Community on the 21st. Oconto has also already played their next match, a 2-0 win against Winnebago Lutheran Academy on the 21st.
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