If Birch Run was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of New Lothrop on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Panthers fell 3-1 to the Notre Dame Prep Fighting Irish on Saturday. The defeat continues a trend for the Panthers in their meetings with the Fighting Irish: they've now lost three in a row.
Birch Run started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-15, 25-19, 28-26.
Birch Run's loss dropped their record down to 18-7-2. As for Notre Dame Prep, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 20-9-1 record this season.
Coincidentally, Birch Run and Notre Dame Prep will both be playing West Bloomfield the next time they take the court. The Fighting Irish will host the Lakers at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, while the Panthers will play them later in the day, at 11:00 a.m.
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