St. Paul Catholic came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against the Waterbury Career Academy Spartans, falling 3-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Spartans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 on September 5th.
St. Paul Catholic took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-16, 25-23.
Vanessa Longo paced St. Paul Catholic's offense, picking up five kills. Longo got some help from Isabella McCulloch and her 13 assists.
Waterbury Career Academy can attribute much of their success to Erika Mila-Perez, who had six digs and six aces. Those six aces gave Mila-Perez a new career-high.
St. Paul Catholic has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-7 record this season. As for Waterbury Career Academy, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 9-3.
St. Paul Catholic didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against Naugatuck on the 2nd. As for Waterbury Career Academy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-0 defeat against Holy Cross on the 2nd.
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