It was a proper cat-fight when Gross Catholic challenged South Sioux City on Monday. The Gross Catholic Cougars walked away with a 2-0 victory over the South Sioux City Cardinals. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cougars.
Gross Catholic never let South Sioux City on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-18.
Leading Gross Catholic to victory were Kelsey Sigmund and Mariah Dutcher. Sigmund had 14 digs, while Dutcher had nine digs, two kills, and two aces. Dutcher has been hot recently, having also posted 13 or more assists the last ten times she's played.
Somarah Watts and Olivia Arens certainly did their best on Monday to avoid the loss. Watts had 13 digs and two aces, while Arens had seven digs and four aces. That's the most aces Arens has posted since back in September.
Gross Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for South Sioux City, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-7.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Duchesne the next time they take the court. Gross Catholic will head out to face Duchesne at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, while South Sioux City will play them later in the day, at 5:00 p.m.
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