Marquette Catholic won the last time they faced Metro-East Lutheran, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Marquette Catholic Explorers sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the Metro-East Lutheran Knights. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Explorers.
Marquette Catholic got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 28-30, 25-10.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Marquette Catholic to victory, but perhaps none more so than Lily Covert, who had 22 digs. With that strong performance, Covert is now averaging an impressive 10.4 digs per game. Another player making a difference was Ari Davenport, who had five digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Marquette Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Marquette Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 9-12. As for Metro-East Lutheran, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which is still a better percentage than their 4-15 record this season.
Marquette Catholic will head out to challenge Waterloo at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Waterloo is coming into the match with three straight wins at home, so Marquette Catholic will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Metro-East Lutheran, they will host Greenville at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Metro-East Lutheran is facing Greenville at the right time seeing as Greenville is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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