On Saturday, St. Mary's Dominican faced Catholic - N.I. in a battle between two of the state's top teams. St. Mary's Dominican skirted past the Catholic - N.I. Panthers 2-1. That's more bragging rights for St. Mary's Dominican, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was St. Mary's Dominican who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 26-28, 15-7.
Leading St. Mary's Dominican to victory were Lauren Pipitone and Aurore Tortorich. Pipitone had 17 digs, while Tortorich had nine digs.
Catholic - N.I.'s defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Addison Delcambre, who had 14 digs.
St. Mary's Dominican is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-7 record this season. As for Catholic - N.I., they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 18-8.
St. Mary's Dominican will square off against Metairie Park Country Day at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Mary's Dominican will be looking to keep their 20-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Catholic - N.I., they will venture away from home to face off against West St. Mary at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Catholic - N.I. is facing West St. Mary at the right time seeing as West St. Mary is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
