Gross Catholic was the 3-0 winner over Roncalli Catholic when they last played one another two weeks ago, but their luck changed this time around. The Gross Catholic Cougars fell just short of the Roncalli Catholic Crimson Pride by a score of 2-1 on Saturday. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The 2-1 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets Gross Catholic lost were decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 21-25, 26-24.
Sienna Miller paced Gross Catholic's offense, picking up 13 kills. Miller got some help from
Mariah Dutcher and her 34 assists. Dutcher was also solid from the service line: she led the team with three aces.
Gross Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 18-11. As for Roncalli Catholic, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-16 record this season.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing South Sioux City the next time they take the court. Gross Catholic will head out to face South Sioux City at 10:15 a.m. on Saturday, while Roncalli Catholic will play them later in the day, at 9:00 a.m.
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