With a playoff game on the line, Whitnall rose to the challenge on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Cristo Rey Trailblazers as they made off with a 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Falcons have posted since October 1st.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Whitnall was: they took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-4, 25-10, 25-14.
Sarah Bystra went supernova for Whitnall, getting nine aces and four digs. With that strong performance, Bystra is now averaging an impressive 12.1 assists per game.
Whitnall was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since October 1st.
Whitnall's win bumped their record up to 21-15. As for Cristo Rey, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Whitnall will square off against St. Thomas More at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. St. Thomas More is coming into the match with 11 straight victories at home, so Whitnall will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Cristo Rey does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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