Roncalli was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They fell just short of the Kiel Raiders by a score of 2-1. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Jets of the 3-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Thursday.
Roncalli 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 22-25, 25-22, 15-11.
Erin Panosh and Emily Schultz certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Panosh had 13 digs and a kill, while Schultz had four digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Schultz a new career-high in aces.
Leading Kiel to victory were Liz Neils and Merri Wempner. Neils had 11 digs and a block, while Wempner had 17 digs and two aces. Neils is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Roncalli's loss dropped their record down to 2-19. As for Kiel, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 14-2.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing West De Pere the next time they take the court. Roncalli will head out to face West De Pere at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, while Kiel will play them later in the day, at 8:30 a.m.
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