Highland is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Cathedral Catholic. The Hawks fell just short of the Dons by a score of 2-1.
Lila Ellsworth paced Highland's offense, picking up eight kills. Ellsworth got some help from Tatum McKnight and her 13 assists. Ellsworth was also solid from the service line: she led the team with three aces.
Cathedral Catholic found their leader in sophomore Samantha Saba, who had nine digs and three assists.
Highland's defeat dropped their record down to 17-8. As for Cathedral Catholic, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season.
Highland didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 win against Otay Ranch on the 10th. As for Cathedral Catholic, they have also already played their next matchup, a 2-0 victory against Hamilton on the 10th.
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