St. Cloud was the 3-0 winner over Gateway when they last played one another last Thursday, but their luck changed this time around. The St. Cloud Bulldogs took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Gateway Panthers on Monday. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 20-25, 25-19, 25-22.
When it comes to explaining why St. Cloud lost, don't look at Isabella Rodriguez. Despite the final result, she had 11 digs. Another player making a difference was Amanda Cruz, who had ten digs.
Even though they lost, St. Cloud was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Gateway only served nine.
Gateway found their leader in underclassman Leimarys Padro, who had 17 digs. Padro is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last five games she's played.
St. Cloud's loss dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Gateway, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-8.
St. Cloud has already played their next game, a 3-0 win against Liberty on the 1st. As for Gateway, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat against Osceola on the 1st.
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