Wheeling Central Catholic's game last Saturday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Monday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Barnesville Shamrocks. This was payback for the Maroon Knights, who suffered a 3-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Wheeling Central Catholic took Barnesville into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. After all that action, the final score was 24-26, 25-21, 20-25, 25-17, 18-16.
Leading Wheeling Central Catholic to victory were Olivia Stephens and Reagan Jones. Stephens had 27 digs, while Jones had 19 digs. Stephens has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last five times she's played.
Wheeling Central Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Barnesville only served four.
Wheeling Central Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 3-3 record this season. As for Barnesville, they dropped their record down to 5-5 with that loss, which was their third straight at home.
Wheeling Central Catholic's road trip will continue as they head out to face St. Clairsville at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Barnesville, they will head out to face off against River at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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