It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Northside Christian can now relate to. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Clearwater Central Catholic Marauders on Thursday. The Mustangs haven't had much luck with the Marauders recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
While Northside Christian ultimately came up short, they really made Clearwater Central Catholic work, particularly in the fourth set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 20-25, 25-15, 33-31.
Despite the loss, Northside Christian still got an impressive performance from Charlotte Kennedy, who had 14 digs and two aces.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Clearwater Central Catholic to victory, but perhaps none more so than Fallon Webster, who had four aces. The dominant performance gave Webster a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Megan Christian, who had 12 digs.
Northside Christian's loss dropped their record down to 18-6. As for Clearwater Central Catholic, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Northside Christian will square off against Shorecrest Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Clearwater Central Catholic, they will take on Bradenton Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bradenton Christian will roll in looking for their ninth straight victory, something Clearwater Central Catholic surely won't give up without a fight.
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