On Friday, St. Catherine faced Norfolk Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The St. Catherine's Saints won by a set and slipped past the Norfolk Academy Bulldogs 3-2. The win was familiar territory for the Saints who have now won nine contests in a row.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day St. Catherine's got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 17-25, 25-17, 18-25, 15-11.
Bailey Loving was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had 15 digs and two aces. She is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season.
Despite the loss, Norfolk Academy still got an impressive performance from Bela Cancado, who had 13 digs.
St. Catherine's victory was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-4. As for Norfolk Academy, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-4.
St. Catherine's road trip will continue as they head out to face Central Virginia Homeschool Athletic Association at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Norfolk Academy, they will challenge Norfolk Collegiate at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Norfolk Academy is facing Norfolk Collegiate at the right time seeing as Norfolk Collegiate is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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