Mother McAuley entered their tilt with Naperville Central on Saturday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They had just enough and edged the Naperville Central Redhawks out 2-1. The Mighty Macs have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Redhawks, too.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Mother McAuley got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-27, 25-16.
Mother McAuley's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Lucy Maloney led the charge by getting 33 digs and two aces. Maloney is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Abbey Williams, who had 26 digs, eight kills, and two blocks.
She was just one part of a dominant defense: Mother McAuley kept the net locked down and finished the game with 16 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least six blocks in 11 consecutive contests.
Mother McAuley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 18 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 28-3 record this season. As for Naperville Central, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-11.
Mother McAuley is on the road again on Saturday to play Normal Community at 10:15 a.m. Normal Community will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Mother McAuley surely won't give up without a fight. As for Naperville Central, they will square off against Glenbard East at 11:15 a.m. on Saturday.
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