Pius X lost against Marian last Saturday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Pius X Thunderbolts took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Marian Crusaders. The defeat continues a trend for the Thunderbolts in their matchups with the Crusaders: they've now lost three in a row.
While Pius X was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-21.
Pius X lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Ava Markowski, who had ten digs and 22 assists. What's more, Markowski also racked up no aces, the mostshe's had in her last three matches. Another player making a difference was Emilia Reiling, who had 14 digs.
Pius X's loss dropped their record down to 10-18. As for Marian, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 18-10.
Pius X has already played their next game, a 2-0 defeat against Elkhorn South on the 5th. As for Marian, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 victory against Waverly on the 5th.
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