After flying high against Aquinas last Wednesday, Minerva came back down to earth. The Minerva Lions fell just short of the Indian Creek Redskins by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. While the Lions didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Redskins 28-26 in the first set.
Minerva started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 26-28, 20-25, 25-13, 26-24, 15-10.
Jenna Dowell and Sierra Cress certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Dowell had ten digs, while Cress had 19 digs, eight kills, and five aces. That's the most aces Cress has posted since back in October of 2023.
Minerva's loss dropped their record down to 10-13. As for Indian Creek, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-12 record this season.
Minerva does not have any more games scheduled as of now. After both having extra time off, Indian Creek and River View will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. River View is coming into the match with four straight victories at home, so Indian Creek will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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