Volleyball Recap: Clearwater Central Catholic Marauders vs. Mercy Jaguars
Clearwater Central Catholic is ranked highly in their home state and on Thursday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Mercy. The Clearwater Central Catholic Marauders fell just short of the Mercy Jaguars by a score of 3-2. The Marauders were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Jaguars apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September of 2023.
Clearwater Central Catholic took Mercy into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-23, 21-25, 25-20, 15-12.
When it comes to explaining why Clearwater Central Catholic lost, don't look at Myah Typrowicz. Despite the final result, she had 28 digs and three aces. Typrowicz is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Clearwater Central Catholic kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Maia Marin was a one-man wrecking crew for Mercy as she had ten digs and three aces.
Clearwater Central Catholic has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-3 record this season. As for Mercy, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
Clearwater Central Catholic will square off against Padua Franciscan at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Mercy, they will face off against Magnificat at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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