Slinger faced Divine Savior Holy Angels in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Owls took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Divine Savior Holy Angels. The Owls were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced Divine Savior Holy Angels earlier this season, when they won 2-1.
While Slinger had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 18 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-18.
Malena Benz paced Slinger's offense, picking up ten kills. Benz got some help from Ella Kohnen and her 26 assists. Kohnen also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with Brooke Zoromski, each putting up two.
Among those leading the charge was Gail Buckner, who had 11 digs and four assists. That's the most assists she has posted over her last eight matches.
This is the second loss in a row for Slinger and nudges their season record down to 20-13. As for Divine Savior Holy Angels, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 37-3.
Slinger does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Divine Savior Holy Angels, they will square off against Germantown at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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