St. Laurence had already won six in a row and they went ahead and made it seven on Thursday. They had just enough and edged the Montini Catholic Broncos out 2-1. This was payback for the Vikings, who suffered a 2-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.
St. Laurence had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-20, 25-15.
St. Laurence can attribute much of their success to Natalie Martinez, who had 12 digs and two aces. Martinez is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Despite the loss, Montini Catholic saw an underclassman step up: Hope Garland had 17 digs and four aces. Those four aces gave Garland a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Maddie Goetz, who had four digs and 12 assists.
St. Laurence has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-5 record this season. As for Montini Catholic, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-17 record this season.
St. Laurence will head out to face off against Fenwick at 12:23 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Laurence is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road. Montini Catholic has already played their next matchup, a 2-0 win against Taft on the 11th.
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