Evansville Mater Dei entered their tilt with Loogootee on Saturday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They won by a set and slipped past the Loogootee Lions 2-1. For the Wildcats, this counts as revenge for the 2-1 defeat the Lions walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2023.
Evansville Mater Dei had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-15, 15-13.
Evansville Mater Dei's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Lacy Marx, who had 11 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Kynzie Embry, who had six digs and 20 assists.
Evansville Mater Dei pushed their record up to 13-5 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Loogootee, the loss snapped their winning streak at eight games and leaves them with a 10-3 record.
Evansville Mater Dei didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-2 defeat vs. Evansville Memorial on the 17th. Loogootee has also already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Vincennes Rivet on the 17th.
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