After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Riviera Prep, Archbishop Carroll was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Southwest Eagles. This was payback for the Bulldogs, who suffered a 3-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-17, 25-18.
Zoe Mejia was the offensive standout of the contest as she had 12 digs and three aces. Those three aces gave her a new career-high.
She wasn't the only good server: Archbishop Carroll was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive games.
Several Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Sarah Lewis, who had 12 kills and seven digs. Lewis is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had ten or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Amara Cepeda, who had six digs and 22 assists.
Archbishop Carroll's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-13. As for Southwest, their defeat was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-17.
Archbishop Carroll has already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Archimedean on the 14th. As for Southwest, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Ferguson on the 14th.
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