If Heritage was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Patriots took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger Saints on Thursday. The loss continues a trend for the Patriots in their meetings with the Saints: they've now lost three in a row.
Heritage started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 25-18, 25-17, 25-21.
Alexa Walter paced Heritage's offense, picking up 15 kills. Walter got some help from Maya Ehrman and her 25 assists. Audra Bickel controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Heritage's defeat dropped their record down to 23-7. As for Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 13-8.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. After both having extra time off, Heritage and Marion will shake off the rust and duke it out at 10:00 a.m. on the 18th. As for Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, they will take on DeKalb at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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