After a string of seven wins, Pontiac's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of the St. Thomas More Sabers by a score of 2-1. The Indians have struggled against the Sabers recently, as their game on Tuesday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Pontiac 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 21-25, 25-23, 25-18.
Several Indians players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Layla Pulliam, who had 13 digs. Sadie Moreno was another key player, getting two aces and 13 assists.
St. Thomas More found their leader in underclassman Alexis Hege, who had 13 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Hege has posted since back in September.
Pontiac's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-8. As for St. Thomas More, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-3.
Pontiac will challenge Paxton-Buckley-Loda at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pontiac is facing Paxton-Buckley-Loda at the right time seeing as Paxton-Buckley-Loda is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for St. Thomas More, they will play host again on Thursday to welcome Urbana, where the match is scheduled at 4:30 p.m. St. Thomas More will also cruise into their next match with the timing on their side: Urbana will have lost seven straight heading into Thursday's game.
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