Grand Island Central Catholic took care of business in their home opener on Thursday. They came out on top against the Kenesaw Blue Devils by a score of 3-1. That's more bragging rights for the Crusaders, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Grand Island Central Catholic had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-22, 25-23, 25-21.
Oakley Todd paced Grand Island Central Catholic's offense, picking up ten kills. Todd got some help from Abbie Connick and her 37 assists. Finally, Alexa Porter kept Grand Island Central Catholic's defense grounded, leading the team with four blocks.
Despite the loss, Kenesaw still got an impressive performance from Brooklynn Peshek, who had 24 digs and three aces.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Grand Island Central Catholic will challenge Blue Hill on Tuesday. As for Kenesaw, they will square off against Amherst at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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