On Tuesday, Loyola Academy faced Mother McAuley in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Loyola Academy Ramblers took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mother McAuley Mighty Macs. The Ramblers have struggled against the Mighty Macs recently, as their game on Tuesday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Loyola Academy might've come up short, but they didn't make it easy on Mother McAuley: every set was decided by exactly three points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-22.
Loyola Academy's loss came despite strong showings from Julia York and Brea Payne. York had three digs, while Payne had three digs and a block.
Mother McAuley was led to victory by Sydney Buchanan and Peyton Heatherly. Buchanan had 13 kills, 12 digs, and three aces, while Heatherly had 14 digs, three kills, and a block. Buchanan is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had six or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Abbey Williams, who had 12 digs and six kills.
Loyola Academy moved to 22-5 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak. As for Mother McAuley, they pushed their record up to 24-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Loyola Academy is on the road again on Wednesday to play Reavis at 5:00 p.m. As for Mother McAuley, they will venture away from home to challenge Fenwick at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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