It was a good run, but Evansville Mater Dei unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Evansville Memorial Tigers by a score of 3-2. The loss continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost four in a row.
Evansville Mater Dei took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 23-25, 22-25, 28-26, 15-12.
When it comes to explaining why Evansville Mater Dei lost, don't look at Lacy Marx. Despite the final result, she had 25 digs. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Marx now had ten or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Kiesel, who had 12 digs.
Even though they lost, Evansville Mater Dei was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in six consecutive matchups.
Evansville Mater Dei's defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-6. As for Evansville Memorial, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-7.
Evansville Mater Dei's road trip will continue as they head out to face Evansville Reitz at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Evansville Memorial, they will challenge Evansville North at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Evansville North is coming into the match with three straight victories at home, so Evansville Memorial will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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