There's no place like home for St. Paul Catholic, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Academy of Science and Innovation Ravens on Tuesday. The Falcons have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Ravens, too.
St. Paul Catholic was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 24-26, 20-25, 25-19, 15-9.
St. Paul Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Patrina McHugh and Nehae'Vah Armstrong certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. McHugh had eight digs, four kills, and two aces, while Armstrong had ten digs, five aces, and a kill. McHugh is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Madison Ramos, who had 11 digs.
The victory snapped St. Paul Catholic's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 10-8 record. As for Academy of Science and Innovation, with the defeat, they broke their 14-game winning streak and moved their record to 18-2.
St. Paul Catholic wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 3-0 win against Wolcott on the 23rd. As for Academy of Science and Innovation, it'll be Battle of the Birds when Ravens takes on University at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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