If Willow was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of St. James last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Lions lost 3-0 to the Academy of the Sacred Heart Cardinals on Wednesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Lions in their meetings with the Cardinals: they've now lost four in a row.
Willow took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-10, 25-12, 25-13.
Makayla Celestain paced Willow's offense, picking up five kills. Celestain also shared the team's lead in assists with Haviva A: they picked up five each.
Willow's loss dropped their record down to 18-9. As for Academy of the Sacred Heart, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 26-8 record this season.
Willow wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-0 win against De La Salle on the 30th. As for Academy of the Sacred Heart, after both having extra time off, they and DeQuincy will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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