Holy Cross waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They blew past the Pleasure Ridge Park Panthers 3-0. The Cougars have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Panthers, too.
The final score came out to 25-10, 25-13, 25-17.
Holy Cross was led to victory by Leah Evans and Tristen Ward. Evans had seven aces and three digs, while Ward had nine digs and four aces. With that strong performance, Ward is now averaging an impressive 2 aces per game.
Holy Cross was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 26 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in ten consecutive matches.
Holy Cross is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 24-15 record this season. As for Pleasure Ridge Park, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost ten of their last 13 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 21-16 record this season.
Holy Cross didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 defeat against Bullitt East on the 28th. Pleasure Ridge Park does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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