With a playoff game on the line, St. Margaret rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They skirted past the Paloma Valley Wildcats 3-2.
St. Margaret's was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (92-90), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 12-25, 25-16, 13-25, 15-11.
Despite the loss, Paloma Valley still got an impressive performance from Abigail Johnston, who had 11 digs, three kills, and 51 assists. Johnston is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last eight games she's played.
St. Margaret's has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Paloma Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 21-9.
St. Margaret's will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Cypress at 6:00 p.m. Cypress will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something St. Margaret's surely won't give up without a fight. Paloma Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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