With a playoff game on the line, Cardinal Mooney Catholic rose to the challenge on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Austin Catholic Crusaders . For the Cardinals, this counts as revenge for the 3-1 win the Crusaders walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September.
Cardinal Mooney Catholic had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 21-25, 27-25, 26-24, 25-20.
Despite the loss, Austin Catholic had strong showings from Josie Boutorwick, who had 21 digs, and Molly Coppens, who had 16 digs, three kills, and 16 assists. Coppens has been hot recently, having posted 13 or more digs the last three times she's played.
Cardinal Mooney Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 12-17-1. As for Austin Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-13-1.
As of now, neither Cardinal Mooney Catholic nor Austin Catholic have any future games scheduled.
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