Chardon was the 3-0 winner over South when they last played one another back in October of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Chardon Hilltoppers fell 3-1 to the South Rebels on Thursday. The Hilltoppers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Chardon started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-18, 25-20, 25-9.
Claire Legan and Morgan Kilpeck certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Legan had 14 digs, while Kilpeck had 11 digs. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Kilpeck now had 11 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
South had a senior duo take command as Ava Skowronski had 27 digs and Kelly West had nine digs and four aces. That's the most aces West has posted since back in August.
Chardon's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-6. As for South, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 11-3.
Chardon will take on Nordonia at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for South, they will square off against North at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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