The Eastside Catholic Crusaders will challenge Holy Names Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Eastside Catholic is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Last Thursday, Eastside Catholic didn't have quite enough to beat Bishop Blanchet and fell 3-2.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Eastside Catholic sadly dropped the once that decided the match. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 22-25, 25-19, 20-25, 17-15.
Meanwhile, Holy Names Academy came up short against West Seattle on Thursday and fell 3-1. Holy Names Academy has struggled against West Seattle recently, as their game on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Holy Names Academy was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made West Seattle work for it, especially in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 28-26, 25-18, 17-25, 25-22.
Despite the defeat, Holy Names Academy saw an underclassman step up: Keira Peterchak had ten digs. Peterchak has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last three times she's played.
Eastside Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Holy Names Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-6.
Eastside Catholic came up short against Holy Names Academy in their previous matchup back in September, falling 3-1. Can Eastside Catholic avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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