Holy Names Academy won the last time they faced Ballard, and things went their way on Tuesday too. Holy Names Academy came out on top against the Ballard Beavers by a score of 3-1.
Holy Names Academy had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-15, 25-18, 25-17.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Holy Names Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Keira Peterchak, who had nine digs.
Holy Names Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 13 aces in three consecutive games.
Holy Names Academy's win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-11. As for Ballard, they dropped their record down to 1-15 with the defeat, which was their eighth straight on the road.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Holy Names Academy will head out to take on West Seattle at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Holy Names Academy is facing West Seattle at the right time seeing as West Seattle is stuck on a three-game losing streak. After both having extra time off, Ballard and Seattle Academy will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Seattle Academy will roll in looking for their 11th straight victory, something Ballard surely won't give up without a fight.
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