It was a Battle of the Birds when Freeman challenged Johnson County Central on Thursday. The Freeman Falcons fell just short of the Johnson County Central Thunderbirds by a score of 3-2. The Falcons were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Thunderbirds apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September.
Freeman wouldn't go down easily and took Johnson County Central into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-16, 23-25, 15-25, 15-13.
Despite the loss, Freeman still got an impressive performance from Anna Johansen, who had 12 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Johansen has posted in her last nine matchups.
Johnson County Central found their leader in freshman Reese Carter, who had ten digs.
Freeman's loss dropped their record down to 23-3. As for Johnson County Central, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 21-5.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Elmwood-Murdock the next time they take the court. Johnson County Central will host Elmwood-Murdock at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, while Freeman will host them at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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