Peninsula Catholic and Steward met for a duel on Thursday where Peninsula Catholic prevailed. The Peninsula Catholic Knights sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Steward Spartans. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Knights also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.
Peninsula Catholic took Steward into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-23, 19-25, 23-25, 17-15.
Leading Peninsula Catholic to victory were Addison Dent and Deana Tavarez. Dent had 13 digs and three aces, while Tavarez had 26 kills, nine digs, and a block. Those three aces gave Dent a new career-high.
Peninsula Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Steward, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-10.
Peninsula Catholic has already played their next contest, a 3-0 defeat against Norfolk Academy on the 15th. As for Steward, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Walsingham Academy on the 15th.
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