Padua Franciscan was the 3-2 winner over Elyria Catholic when they last played one another back in September, but their luck changed this time around. The Padua Franciscan Bruins fell just short of the Elyria Catholic Panthers by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Bruins have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Padua Franciscan was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Elyria Catholic work for it, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 26-24, 17-25, 21-25, 15-12.
Padua Franciscan's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Giulia Reginelli, who had 19 digs and four aces, and Paige Stanicki, who had nine digs and three aces. Those three aces gave Stanicki a new career-high.
She wasn't the only good server: Padua Franciscan was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Lauren Gorski was nothing short of spectacular for Elyria Catholic: she had 30 digs.
Padua Franciscan's loss dropped their record down to 9-12. As for Elyria Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season.
Padua Franciscan didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-1 victory against Holy Name on the 10th. Elyria Catholic has also already played their next game, a 3-0 win against Beaumont School on the 10th.
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