If South Central was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of North Judson-San Pierre last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The South Central Satellites took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Triton Trojans on Monday. The Satellites' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
While South Central had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 19 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 22-25, 25-19, 25-19.
When it comes to explaining why South Central lost, don't look at Gwen Mendenhall. Despite the final result, she had 13 digs. Mendenhall has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last nine times she's played.
Leading Triton to victory were Sierra Hawley and Allie Westafer. Hawley had 25 digs and two aces, while Westafer had 13 digs, a kill, and a kill. That's the most aces Hawley has posted in her last three matchups.
South Central's defeat dropped their record down to 15-8. As for Triton, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 17-8.
South Central will be playing in front of their home fans against Marquette Catholic at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. South Central will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak alive. As for Triton, they will head out on the road to challenge Winamac at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Triton is facing Winamac at the right time seeing as Winamac is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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