Roanoke Catholic lost against Eastern Mennonite back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Roanoke Catholic Celtics might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 3-1 to the Eastern Mennonite Flames, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Celtics have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Eastern Mennonite scored at least 19 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-21, 22-25, 25-20.
Roanoke Catholic's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cat Patterson, who had 15 digs, five aces, and three kills. Patterson is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Charlie Floyd, who had 34 digs.
Roanoke Catholic's record is now 7-12. As for Eastern Mennonite, they moved to 9-8 with that victory, which also ended their five-game losing streak.
Roanoke Catholic has already played their next match, a 3-0 win against North Cross on the 16th. As for Eastern Mennonite, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Broadway at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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