On Saturday, Cathedral faced Barr-Reeve in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Cathedral Fighting Irish had just enough and edged the Barr-Reeve Vikings out 3-2. Winning may never get old, but the Fighting Irish sure are getting used to it with their ninth in a row.
Cathedral took Barr-Reeve into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-12, 20-25, 19-25, 15-13.
Several Vikings players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Hallie Knepp, who had seven digs, a kill, and 27 assists. Knepp is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 15 or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kennedy Huff, who had 21 digs.
Cathedral is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-10 record this season. As for Barr-Reeve, they moved to 25-6 with that loss, which also ended their seven-game winning streak.
Cathedral has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Indianapolis Shortridge on the 17th. As for Barr-Reeve, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against West Vigo on the 15th.
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