On Saturday, Cathedral faced Westfield in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Cathedral Fighting Irish narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Westfield Shamrocks 3-2. The victory was nothing new for the Fighting Irish as they're now sitting on three straight.
Cathedral took Westfield into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. After all that action, the final score was 26-24, 22-25, 20-25, 25-21, 15-12.
Despite the loss, Westfield saw an underclassman step up: Emily Blevins had 11 digs and two aces. Blevins is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted eight or more in the last seven games she's played.
Cathedral has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. As for Westfield, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 11-4 record.
Cathedral is on the road again on Saturday to play Hamilton Southeastern at 12:30 p.m. Hamilton Southeastern will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something Cathedral surely won't give up without a fight. As for Westfield, they will face off against Lake Central at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday.
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