Lafayette Christian Academy entered their matchup against Catholic - N.I. on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Lafayette Christian Academy Knights fell just short of the Catholic - N.I. Panthers by a score of 2-1. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Knights of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Lafayette Christian Academy sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-14, 17-25, 17-15.
Ariyonna Etienne paced Lafayette Christian Academy's offense, picking up eight kills. Etienne got some help from
Lucy Guardia and her 18 assists. Guardia was also solid from the service line: she led the team with three aces.
Catholic - N.I. had a senior duo take command as Reese Molbert had 14 digs and 24 assists and Addison Delcambre had 16 digs. Molbert is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last 26 games she's played.
Lafayette Christian Academy's defeat ended a 15-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 34-5. As for Catholic - N.I., the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 25-11.
Lafayette Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Catholic - N.I., they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 loss against Notre Dame on the 2nd.
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