St. Mary's Springs was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Campbellsport Cougars. The Ledgers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Cougars apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
While St. Mary's Springs ultimately came up short, they really made Campbellsport work, particularly in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 15-25, 25-21, 25-18.
Even though they lost, St. Mary's Springs was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in three consecutive matches.
Campbellsport had a senior duo take command as Natalie Sippel had 27 digs and four aces and Carleigh Ward had 19 digs and two aces. With that strong performance, Sippel is now averaging an impressive 2 aces per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Alyssa Koelbl, who had 11 digs.
St. Mary's Springs' defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 16-14. As for Campbellsport, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-9 record this season.
St. Mary's Springs has already played their next game, a 2-0 loss against Indian Trail on the 12th. As for Campbellsport, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-1 defeat against Newman on the 12th.
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