There's no place like home for Mentor, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They had just enough and edged the Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin Lions out 3-2 on Saturday. This was payback for the Cardinals, who suffered a 2-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Mentor had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 22-25, 19-25, 25-18, 25-23, 15-7.
Mentor's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Riley Hoynes led the charge by getting 26 digs and two aces. Hoynes is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Abby Ferritto, who had eight digs and two aces.
Mentor pushed their record up to 16-6 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin, they moved to 15-7 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. After both having extra time off, Mentor and Euclid will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin, they will challenge Garrett Morgan at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin is facing Garrett Morgan at the right time seeing as Garrett Morgan is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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