It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Marian Catholic can now relate to. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tri-Valley Bulldogs on Wednesday. Marian Catholic was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Tri-Valley apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September.
Marian Catholic couldn't get the W, but boy did they fight for it: two sets took extra rallies. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 26-24, 25-27, 25-18.
Alena Lombardo paced Marian Catholic's offense, picking up nine kills. Lombardo got some help from
Eris Hayes and her 31 assists.
Zoe Katona and
Isabella Horvat kept things locked in from the service line: the pair finished with three aces apiece.
Marian Catholic has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 20-8-1 record this season. As for Tri-Valley, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 29-5-1.
As of now, neither Marian Catholic nor Tri-Valley have any future games scheduled.
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