Pius X lost against Skutt Catholic back in September of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Thunderbolts came up short against the SkyHawks, falling 3-0. The loss put an end to the Thunderbolts' undefeated start to the season.
The final score came out to 25-15, 25-14, 25-21.
Ava Markowski paced Pius X's offense, picking up 11 kills. Markowski got some help from Lauren Pearson and her 16 assists. Finally, Millie Andreasen kept Pius X's defense grounded, leading the team with three blocks.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Skutt Catholic to victory, but perhaps none more so than Mia Stevens, who had 21 assists and 11 digs. Stevens has been hot recently, having posted 13 or more assists the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Maggie McMahon, who had 17 assists and six digs.
Having lost for the first time this season, Pius X fell to 5-1. As for Skutt Catholic, they pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Pius X has already played their next match (against Papillion-LaVista South), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Skutt Catholic, they will be defending their home court for the first time this season when they go up against Lakeview at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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