It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Sacred Heart Academy had no problem doing just that on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Northwestern Regional Highlanders. This was payback for Sacred Heart Academy, who suffered a 3-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.
While Sacred Heart Academy won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-14, 30-28.
Sacred Heart Academy was led to victory by Tessa Farrah and Bella Spinato. Farrah had five digs and three aces, while Spinato had seven digs, a kill, and 19 assists. That's the most aces Farrah has posted in her last seven matches.
Sacred Heart Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 14 consecutive matchups.
Sacred Heart Academy is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season. As for Northwestern Regional, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-12.
Sacred Heart Academy will host Plainfield at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Sacred Heart Academy will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak alive. Northwestern Regional does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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