Birchwood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 17th straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lake Holcombe Chieftains. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Chieftains this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-1 back in September.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-15, 22-25, 25-20.
Birchwood's offense was headlined by Caiden Lindemans and Camryn Ewert, who picked up seven kills apiece. They got some help from Alyiah Glaze and her 13 assists. Lindemans also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with Ruthanna Knight, each putting up three.
Birchwood's loss dropped their record down to 0-16. As for Lake Holcombe, their win ended a six-match drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-10.
Birchwood didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 defeat against New Auburn on the 7th. As for Lake Holcombe, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Flambeau at 7:15 p.m. on the 14th.
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