After six games on the road, Duchesne is heading back home. They will welcome the Skutt Catholic SkyHawks at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday.
On Thursday, Duchesne came up short against Bennington and fell 2-0. The Cardinals have struggled against the Badgers recently, as their game on Thursday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
While Duchesne had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 19 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Skutt Catholic got the win against Gross Catholic on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the SkyHawks.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Skutt Catholic was: they took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-9, 25-11.
Skutt Catholic can attribute much of their success to Nikki Ott, who had 14 digs and four aces. That's the most aces Ott has posted in her last nine matches.
Skutt Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. They are a perfect 5-0 when they serve at least ten aces.
Duchesne's defeat dropped their record down to 11-16. As for Skutt Catholic, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 24-9.
Duchesne suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Skutt Catholic in their previous meeting last Thursday. Can Duchesne avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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