Pius XI Catholic suffered their biggest defeat since October 26, 2023 on Tuesday. They came up short against the Wisconsin Lutheran Vikings, falling 3-0. The Popes' loss continues a trend for the squad, making it four in a row.
After all that action, the final score was 25-19, 25-20, 25-23.
Several Popes players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Hope Martens, who had five aces and four digs. That's the most aces Martens has posted since last Friday. The team also got some help courtesy of Rebecca Contreras, who had six kills, six digs, and three aces.
Leading Wisconsin Lutheran to victory were Lauren Wigley and Sofia Schroeder. Wigley had 12 digs, while Schroeder had five digs and two aces. Wigley is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had four or more in the last 28 games she's played dating back to last season.
Pius XI Catholic now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Wisconsin Lutheran, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-3.
Pius XI Catholic will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Greendale at 6:30 p.m. As for Wisconsin Lutheran, they will head out to square off against Pewaukee at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Wisconsin Lutheran is facing Pewaukee at the right time seeing as Pewaukee is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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