Volleyball Recap: Lourdes Central Catholic Find Success

By Team Reports Sep 28, 2024, 3:40am

Volleyball Recap: Lourdes Central Catholic Knights vs. Diller-Odell Griffin

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Lourdes Central Catholic waltzed into their game on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They skirted past the Diller-Odell Griffin 2-1. For the Knights, this counts as revenge for the 2-0 loss the Griffin walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2023.

The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Lourdes Central Catholic who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 13-25, 25-23.

Lourdes Central Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in four consecutive matchups.

Despite the loss, Diller-Odell still got an impressive performance from Berkelee Beekman, who had six digs and 29 assists. Beekman is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last 11 games she's played dating back to last season.

Lourdes Central Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-8 record this season. As for Diller-Odell, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-4.

Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Lincoln Christian the next time they take the court. Diller-Odell will host Lincoln Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, while Lourdes Central Catholic will play them later in the day, at 5:00 p.m.

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