Padua Franciscan has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to take on the Holy Name Green Wave at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Tuesday, Padua Franciscan didn't have quite enough to beat Elyria Catholic and fell 3-2.
Padua Franciscan was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Elyria Catholic work for it, especially in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 26-24, 17-25, 21-25, 15-12.
Despite the defeat, Padua Franciscan had strong showings from Giulia Reginelli, who had 19 digs and four aces, and Paige Stanicki, who had nine digs and three aces. Those three aces gave Stanicki a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Holy Name suffered their biggest loss since September 21st on Saturday. They lost 3-0 to Lake Catholic.
The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-17, 25-11.
Padua Franciscan's defeat dropped their record down to 9-12. As for Holy Name, their loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 6-14.
Everything went Padua Franciscan's way against Holy Name in their previous meeting back in September, as Padua Franciscan made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Padua Franciscan since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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