Indian Rocks Christian entered their contest against Tampa Catholic on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Indian Rocks Christian Eagles fell just short of the Tampa Catholic Crusaders by a score of 3-2. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Crusaders recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Indian Rocks Christian sadly wound up on the wrong side. After all that action, the final score was 25-20, 18-25, 25-21, 24-26, 15-12.
Despite the loss, Indian Rocks Christian saw an underclassman step up: Allie Hollenbeck had 32 digs and two aces. Those 32 digs set a new season-high mark for her. Olivia Anderson was another key player, hitting 88.9% for 12 digs, eight kills, and 50 assists.
Even though they lost, Indian Rocks Christian kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That's the most blocks they've managed all season.
Tampa Catholic was led to victory by Lola Pinzon and London Castelli. Pinzon had 30 digs, while Castelli had nine digs and two aces.
Indian Rocks Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 11-3. As for Tampa Catholic, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season.
Indian Rocks Christian will face off against Northside Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Tampa Catholic, they will square off against Academy of the Holy Names at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Academy of the Holy Names will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Tampa Catholic surely won't give up without a fight.
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