Humphrey-Lindsay typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday St. Cecilia proved too difficult a challenge. They had just enough and edged the Humphrey-Lindsay Bulldogs out 3-2. The victory was familiar territory for the Bluehawks who have now won five matches in a row.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day St. Cecilia got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-19, 23-25, 29-27, 23-25, 15-11.
Payton Sullivan paced St. Cecilia's offense, picking up 38 kills. Sullivan got some help from
Kathryn Vanskiver and her 75 assists. Vanskiver also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with
Emily Hentzen, racking up two apiece.
Chloie Korth and Karly Korth certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Chloie had 14 digs, while Karly had eight digs.
St. Cecilia is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 27-7 record this season. As for Humphrey-Lindsay, their defeat ended a 12-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 28-6.
St. Cecilia will challenge Lincoln Lutheran at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lincoln Lutheran will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something St. Cecilia surely won't give up without a fight. Humphrey-Lindsay does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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