If Eastside Catholic was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Sammamish on Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Eastside Catholic Crusaders took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bellevue Wolverines on Thursday. The Crusaders haven't had much luck with the Wolverines recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Eastside Catholic started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-21, 25-8, 25-13.
Avery Merritt paced Eastside Catholic's offense, picking up 11 kills. Merritt got some help from
Lola Togia and her 21 assists. Finally,
Lauren Wiese kept Eastside Catholic's defense grounded, leading the team with three blocks.
Eastside Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 16-10. As for Bellevue, they pushed their record up to 14-6 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Eastside Catholic didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-1 victory against Roosevelt on the 16th. Bellevue has also already played their next matchup, a 3-0 loss against West Seattle on the 16th.
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