Rhinelander came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but they unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against the Lakeland Thunderbirds, falling 3-0.
Rhinelander was held off the set scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-21, 25-11.
Despite the defeat, Rhinelander saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Maddie Paulson had 13 digs and an assist.
Rhinelander has now lost 14 of their last 16 games on the road. That leaves them at an 8-12 record this season. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 3-1 Northland Pines (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 75.6% over those games). As for Lakeland, they are now 6-11, having gone 4-1 since their five-game losing streak ended.
Coming up, Rhinelander will face off against Newman Catholic at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. After both having extra time off, Lakeland and Tomahawk will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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