Teurlings Catholic faced St. Thomas More in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Rebels fell 3-1 to the Cougars. The defeat continues a trend for the Rebels in their meetings with the Cougars: they've now lost seven in a row.
Teurlings Catholic started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-14, 25-19, 25-20.
Olivia Hebert paced Teurlings Catholic's offense, picking up 14 kills. Hebert got some help from Anna Claire Hebert and her 29 assists. Finally, Ava Hebert kept Teurlings Catholic's defense grounded, leading the team with five blocks.
St. Thomas More found their leader in sophomore Clare Thomson, who had 22 assists and nine digs.
Teurlings Catholic's loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 19-10. As for St. Thomas More, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 29-5.
Coming up, Teurlings Catholic will welcome North Vermilion at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for St. Thomas More, they will face off against Notre Dame at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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