Marian Catholic unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tri-Valley Bulldogs on Tuesday. Marian Catholic was not able to make up for their loss to Tri-Valley from their previous meeting back in October of 2024.
Marian Catholic actually scored more points across those four sets (87-83), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 8-25, 25-23, 25-22.
Alena Lombardo paced Marian Catholic's offense, picking up nine kills. Lombardo got some help from JoElle Currie and her 18 assists. Caydense Smith controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Marian Catholic and Tri-Valley will both get their first taste of in-conference action in their upcoming games. Marian Catholic will square off against rival Nativity BVM at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Tri-Valley is set to challenge their familiar foe Shenandoah Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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