Holy Cross had already won six in a row, and they went ahead and made it seven on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Fairdale Bulldogs with a sharp 3-0 win. That's more bragging rights for the Cougars, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Holy Cross was: they took every set by at least 14 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-11, 25-8, 25-10.
Holy Cross had a senior duo take command as Hannah Carter had 11 aces and four digs and Trinity Ward had nine aces, three digs, and a block. The dominant performance gave Ward a new career-high in aces. Leah Evans was another key player, getting five aces.
Holy Cross was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 29 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Holy Cross pushed their record up to 9-4 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Fairdale, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-4.
Holy Cross will take on Sacred Heart at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Fairdale, they will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Brown at 6:30 p.m.
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