Montini Catholic lost against Willowbrook back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Montini Catholic Broncos fell just short of the Willowbrook Warriors by a score of 2-1.
Montini Catholic actually scored more points across those three sets (68-67), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 17-25, 25-23.
Montini Catholic's loss came despite strong showings from Peggy Pacelli and Hope Garland. Pacelli had five digs and three aces, while Garland had nine digs.
Willowbrook's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kendall Norton, who had five digs and two aces.
Montini Catholic's loss was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Willowbrook, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 14-3.
Montini Catholic will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against St. Francis at 6:00 p.m. Montini Catholic is facing St. Francis at the right time seeing as St. Francis is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Willowbrook, they will head out to take on Berwyn/Cicero Morton at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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