Eastside Catholic lost against Bishop Blanchet back in October, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Eastside Catholic Crusaders took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bishop Blanchet Bears. The Crusaders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Eastside Catholic started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 25-14, 25-19, 25-21.
Avery Merritt paced Eastside Catholic's offense, picking up 15 kills. Merritt got some help from
Lola Togia and her 26 assists.
Lauren Wiese controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Eastside Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 14-7. As for Bishop Blanchet, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Eastside Catholic wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Holy Names Academy on the 6th. Bishop Blanchet has also already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Lakeside on the 6th.
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