Catholic has gone 7-0 against Walsingham Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Catholic Crusaders will be staying on the road to face off against the Walsingham Academy Trojans at 5:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Catholic and Peninsula Catholic met for a duel on Friday where Catholic had to take the L. Catholic fell just short of Peninsula Catholic by a score of 3-2. The defeat continues a trend for the Crusaders in their matchups with the Knights: they've now lost three in a row.
Catholic took Peninsula Catholic into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-13, 25-21, 26-28, 15-12.
Despite their loss, Catholic saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Tara Gonzelles, who had 24 digs, was perhaps the best of all. The team also got some help courtesy of Paige Stock, who had five digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Walsingham Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 13th straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Norfolk Academy.
The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-7, 25-2.
Catholic now has a losing record at 10-11. As for Walsingham Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-13.
Everything went Catholic's way against Walsingham Academy in their previous matchup back in October of 2022, as Catholic made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Catholic since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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