It was a proper cat-fight when Hartington-Newcastle took on Howells-Dodge on Saturday. The Wildcats took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Jaguars. The loss continues a trend for the Wildcats in their meetings with the Jaguars: they've now lost seven in a row.
The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-19.
Hartington-Newcastle's offense was headlined by Vayda Lippert and Karissa Bruning, who picked up four kills apiece. They got some help from Lainey Morten and her seven assists. Lippert was also solid from the service line: she led the team with two aces.
Hartington-Newcastle's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Howells-Dodge, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 3-1.
Hartington-Newcastle has already played their next matchup (against Homer), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Howells-Dodge also has no score uploaded for their next contest, this one against Clarkson/Leigh.
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