It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Skutt Catholic had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They skirted past the Gretna Dragons 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the SkyHawks also won the last time the pair played last Wednesday.
Skutt Catholic was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 28-30, 25-19, 21-25, 25-19, 15-5.
Leading Skutt Catholic to victory were Nikki Ott and Avery White. Ott had 24 digs, while White had 18 kills and 17 digs. Ott is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last five games she's played.
Gretna lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Lily Zimmerman, who had 23 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Zimmerman has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Nowling, who had 17 digs.
Skutt Catholic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 31-9 record this season. As for Gretna, their defeat dropped their record down to 25-18.
Skutt Catholic has already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Waverly on the 8th. Gretna does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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