Mt. Carmel faced St. Mary's Dominican in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Cubs fell 3-1 to St. Mary's Dominican. That makes it the first time this season the Cubs have let down their home crowd.
While Mt. Carmel ultimately came up short, they really made St. Mary's Dominican work, particularly in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 27-25, 23-25, 25-17.
Despite the loss, Mt. Carmel had strong showings from Emma Palermo, who had 19 digs, and Kyleigh Smith, who had 12 digs.
St. Mary's Dominican was led to victory by Addison Shannon and Aurore Tortorich. Shannon had 18 digs and one assist, while Tortorich had 36 digs and four assists. That's the most digs Shannon has posted since back in September.
Mt. Carmel's defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 28-3. As for St. Mary's Dominican, they are on a roll lately: they've won 22 of their last 24 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 29-3 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming contests. Mt. Carmel will face off against John Ehret at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for St. Mary's Dominican, they will head out to face off against Metairie Park Country Day at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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