With a playoff game on the line, Cardinal Gibbons rose to the challenge on Monday. They had just enough and edged the Coral Springs Charter Panthers out 3-2. That's more bragging rights for the Chiefs, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Cardinal Gibbons got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-15, 17-25, 25-22, 19-25, 15-8.
Leading Cardinal Gibbons to victory were Elizabeth Laurence and Avery Paton. Laurence had seven aces, while Paton had eight digs. Those seven aces gave Laurence a new career-high.
She wasn't the only good server: Cardinal Gibbons was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive games.
When it comes to explaining why Coral Springs Charter lost, don't look at Olivia Greco. Despite the final result, she had five digs and 18 assists. Greco is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season.
Cardinal Gibbons moved to 11-12 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Coral Springs Charter, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-8.
Cardinal Gibbons has already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Pine Crest on the 15th. Coral Springs Charter does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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