Wheeling Central Catholic won the last time they faced Shadyside, and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Wheeling Central Catholic Maroon Knights blew past the Shadyside Tigers 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Maroon Knights.
Wheeling Central Catholic walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the second set). The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-14, 25-21.
Leading Wheeling Central Catholic to victory were Olivia Stephens and Reagan Jones. Stephens had 11 digs and three aces, while Jones had five digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Jones a new career-high in aces.
Wheeling Central Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive matches.
Several Tigers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ali Weatherson, who had seven digs, four kills, and 19 assists. Weatherson is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last six games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophie Boltz, who had 14 digs and seven kills.
The win got Wheeling Central Catholic back to even at 11-11. As for Shadyside, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-14.
Wheeling Central Catholic will venture away from home to challenge Oak Glen at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Shadyside has already played their next matchup, a 3-1 victory against Newcomerstown on the 14th.
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