With a playoff game on the line, Columbus Catholic rose to the challenge on Thursday. They came out on top against the Newman Fighting Cardinals by a score of 3-1. Winning may never get old, but the Dons sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Columbus Catholic had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 19-25, 30-28, 25-23, 25-20.
Columbus Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in six consecutive contests.
Despite the loss, Newman still got an impressive performance from Anna France, who had 25 digs.
Columbus Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 26-15 record this season. As for Newman, they moved to 29-14 with that defeat, which also ended their 16-game winning streak.
Columbus Catholic has already played their next match, a 3-1 loss against Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran on the 9th. Newman does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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