After flying high against Destin last Wednesday, Pensacola Catholic came back down to earth. The Pensacola Catholic Crusaders fell just short of the Booker T. Washington Wildcats by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Crusaders were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Wildcats apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September.
The 3-2 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets Pensacola Catholic lost were decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 29-31, 29-27, 17-25, 25-23, 15-13.
Even though they lost, Pensacola Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
The defeat snapped Pensacola Catholic's losing streak at five games and leaves them with a 11-11 record. As for Booker T. Washington, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-10.
Pensacola Catholic wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 3-1 loss against Lincoln on the 7th. As for Booker T. Washington, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-1 defeat against Navarre on the 8th.
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