La Crosse Central proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by three) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Sparta Spartans 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Riverhawks have posted since August 28th.
La Crosse Central was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (101-98), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 26-24, 9-25, 23-25, 15-4.
La Crosse Central can attribute much of their success to Celia Christopherson, who had 16 digs and four assists.

Riverhawks
| 09/11/25 vs Sparta | 3-2 |
| 09/09/25 @ La Crosse Logan | 3-0 |
| 09/06/25 vs Dodgeville | 2-0 |
The victory was the third in a row for La Crosse Central, bringing their record up to 9-7. As for Sparta, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-6.
Looking ahead, La Crosse Central will square off against Aquinas at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Sparta, they will take on Fall Creek at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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