It was fun while it lasted, but Archbishop Hoban's undefeated season came to an end after 26 games on Saturday. They fell just short of the Gilmour Academy Lancers by a score of 3-2. The Knights have struggled against the Lancers recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
The match came down to the wire multiple times:three sets needed extra rallies to declare a winner. The final score came out to 21-25, 26-24, 26-24, 31-33, 15-12.
When it comes to explaining why Archbishop Hoban lost, don't look at Ava Norton. Despite the final result, she had ten digs.
Gilmour Academy had a senior duo take command as Ella Jackson had 21 digs, two kills, and two aces and Aubrey Anders had 31 kills and 16 digs. Those 31 kills set a new season-high mark for Anders. Another player making a difference was Marlie Davis, who had 16 kills, 16 digs, and two aces.
Archbishop Hoban's defeat ended a 24-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 26-1. As for Gilmour Academy, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 22-4.
Archbishop Hoban does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Gilmour Academy, they are on the road again on Thursday to play St. Ursula Academy at 5:00 p.m. St. Ursula Academy will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Gilmour Academy surely won't give up without a fight.
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