It was a proper cat-fight when South Sioux City took on Gross Catholic on Saturday. The South Sioux City Cardinals sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the Gross Catholic Cougars. For the Cardinals, this counts as revenge for the 2-0 victory the Cougars walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September.
South Sioux City 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 17-25, 25-14, 27-25.
Izabella Moret paced South Sioux City's offense, picking up 16 kills. Moret got some help from
Olivia Arens and her 35 assists. Moret was also solid from the service line: she led the team with four aces.
Gross 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 Kelsey Sigmund, who had 14 digs. Another player making a difference was Mariah Dutcher, who had 12 digs, two kills, and two aces.
South Sioux City has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-10 record this season. As for Gross Catholic, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 18-12.
South Sioux City has already played their next matchup, a 2-0 loss against Roncalli Catholic on the 26th. As for Gross Catholic, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-1 win against Mercy on the 26th.
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