De Pere was the 2-1 winner over Chippewa Falls when they last played one another on Saturday, but their luck changed this time around. The De Pere Redbirds fell just short of the Chippewa Falls Cardinals by a score of 2-1 on Saturday. While the Redbirds didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Cardinals 25-23 in the first set.
The 2-1 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets De Pere lost were decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-23, 16-14.
Chippewa Falls' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Claire Hoepner led the charge by getting 20 digs. Hoepner has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more digs the last seven times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brynn Von Haden, who had 12 digs.
De Pere's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-21. As for Chippewa Falls, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 20-18.
De Pere has already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Sheboygan North on the 15th. As for Chippewa Falls, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 defeat against New Richmond on the 15th.
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