If Troy Christian was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Northridge last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Troy Christian Eagles fell just short of the Lehman Catholic Cavaliers by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Cavaliers recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Troy Christian wouldn't go down easily and took Lehman Catholic into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking seven-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 17-25, 22-25, 25-15, 15-8.
Even though they lost, Troy Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 13 consecutive matches.
Among those leading the charge was Hanna Cavanaugh, who had nine digs and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted in her last seven games.
Troy Christian's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-10. As for Lehman Catholic, they now also have a winning record of 11-10.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Troy Christian will face off against Bethel at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Lehman Catholic, they will take on Northridge at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lehman Catholic is facing Northridge at the right time seeing as Northridge is stuck on a 14-game losing streak.
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