Fountain Central was the 3-2 winner over Crawfordsville when they last played one another back in September of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Fountain Central Mustangs came up short against the Crawfordsville Athenians on Thursday, falling 3-0. The Mustangs' loss continues a trend for the team, making it six in a row.
The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-11, 25-13.
Despite the loss, Fountain Central still got an impressive performance from Rylee Simko, who had ten digs. Simko is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Crawfordsville's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Olivia Jett, who had six digs and five aces. The dominant performance gave Jett a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexis Ratcliff, who had seven digs and three aces.
Fountain Central's defeat dropped their record down to 5-15. As for Crawfordsville, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.
Fountain Central will welcome Covington at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Fountain Central is facing Covington at the right time seeing as Covington is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Crawfordsville, they will square off against Herron at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Herron is coming into the contest with six straight wins on the road, so Crawfordsville will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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