Volleyball Recap: Lafayette Central Catholic Knights vs. Western Boone Stars
After a string of 12 wins, Lafayette Central Catholic's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They came up short against the Western Boone Stars, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Knights have suffered since August 29th.
The final score came out to 25-15, 25-15, 25-16.
Despite the defeat, Lafayette Central Catholic saw an underclassman step up: Paige Perez had five digs and three aces.
Even though they lost, Lafayette Central Catholic kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least six blocks in five consecutive contests.
Olivia Smith had an outrageously good game for Western Boone as she had ten digs and six aces. The dominant performance gave Smith a new career-high in aces.
Lafayette Central Catholic's loss ended an 11-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 14-5. As for Western Boone, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-3.
Lafayette Central Catholic will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Cowan at 10:00 a.m. As for Western Boone, they will challenge Terre Haute South Vigo at 10:45 a.m. on Saturday.
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