It was a proper cat-fight when Duchesne took on Gross Catholic on Wednesday. The Duchesne Cardinals had just enough and edged the Gross Catholic Cougars out 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Cardinals also won the last time the pair played back in September.
Duchesne 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 25-21, 20-25, 19-25, 25-21, 15-7.
Elizabeth Layson paced Duchesne's offense, picking up 33 kills. Layson got some help from
Kaitlyn Bodnar and her 47 assists. Bodnar was also solid from the service line: she led the team with three aces.
Gross Catholic's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Kelsey Sigmund, who had 19 digs and two aces, and Mariah Dutcher, who hit 77.8% for seven kills and 17 digs and a block. Dutcher has been hot , having also posted 15 or more assists the last five times she's played.
The victory (which was Duchesne's fourth in a row) raised their record to 15-17. As for Gross Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-13.
Duchesne does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Gross Catholic, they will head out to challenge Skutt Catholic at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The timing is sure in Skutt Catholic's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Gross Catholic has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
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