After flying high against McKinley on Tuesday, Waterloo came back down to earth. The Vikings fell just short of the Southeast Pirates by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The loss continues a trend for the Vikings in their meetings with the Pirates: they've now lost seven in a row.
Waterloo wouldn't go down easily and took Southeast into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking ten-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 15-25, 25-12, 25-20, 14-25, 15-5.
Kristlyn Kehrer paced Waterloo's offense, picking up ten kills. Kehrer got some help from Brilyn Eddy and her 24 assists. Finally, Izzy McKenna kept Waterloo's defense grounded, leading the team with seven blocks.
Waterloo's defeat dropped their record down to 5-17. As for Southeast, their win bumped their record up to 8-14.
Waterloo didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against East Palestine on the 14th. As for Southeast, after both having extra time off, they and Canton Central Catholic will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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