Coon Rapids faced Osseo in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Cardinals fell just short of the Orioles by a score of 3-2. The Cardinals' defeat continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
Coon Rapids started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 22-25, 18-25, 29-27, 26-24, 15-12.
Wanas Saechao paced Coon Rapids' offense, picking up 14 kills. Saechao got some help from Lucas Yang and his 42 assists. Saechao was also solid from the service line: he led the team with two aces.
Osseo found their leader in sophomore Braylon Thao, who had 23 digs and two assists.
Coon Rapids' loss dropped their record down to 9-12. As for Osseo, the win snapped their losing streak at seven games and leaves them with a 3-7 record.
Coming up, Coon Rapids is taking a road trip to take on Prairie Seeds Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Osseo does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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