Padua Franciscan won the last time they faced Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Padua Franciscan Bruins came out on top in a nail-biter against the Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy Royals , sneaking past 3-2.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Padua Franciscan got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 16-25, 25-20, 21-25, 15-8.
Leading Padua Franciscan to victory were Giulia Reginelli and Amber Zver. Reginelli had 12 digs, while Zver had 13 digs, six kills, and six kills. Zver is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season.
Padua Franciscan was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 6.5.
Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Hallie Hendrickx, who had 13 digs and three aces, and Kaya Sherman, who had three digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave Sherman a new career-high in aces.
Padua Franciscan is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-10 record this season. As for Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy, they dropped their record down to 7-8 with the loss, which was their third straight at home.
Padua Franciscan will face off against Beaumont School at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 win vs. Coventry on the 28th.
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