If Herculaneum was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Grandview on Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Black Cats came up short against the DeSoto Dragons on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Black Cats in their meetings with the Dragons: they've now lost five in a row.
While Herculaneum was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into DeSoto's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-20, 25-22.
Macy Pope paced Herculaneum's offense, picking up seven kills. Pope also shared the team's lead in assists with Abbigale Pruitt: they picked up six each. Catherine Newman controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Herculaneum's loss dropped their record down to 7-16-5. As for DeSoto, their win ended a four-match drought at home and bumped them up to 5-15-2.
Looking ahead, Herculaneum is taking a road trip to challenge North County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for DeSoto, they have already played their next match, a 3-1 defeat against Jefferson on the 15th.
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