After flying high against Lake Station Edison on Tuesday, Marquette Catholic came back down to earth. The Marquette Catholic Blazers fell just short of the South Central Satellites by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Blazers of the 3-2 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2023.
Marquette Catholic actually scored more points across those five sets (99-95), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 16-25, 14-25, 25-17, 15-10.
Despite the loss, Marquette Catholic still got an impressive performance from Kori Ladd, who had 19 digs and seven aces. The dominant performance gave Ladd a new career-high in aces.
Even though they lost, Marquette Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in nine consecutive contests.
Leading South Central to victory were Gwen Mendenhall and Kady Lynn Davison. Mendenhall had ten digs, while Lynn Davison had 20 digs and five kills. Mendenhall is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last ten games she's played.
Marquette Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 13-6. As for South Central, their win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-8.
Marquette Catholic didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 victory vs. Hanover Central on the 28th. South Central has also already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat against Illiana Christian on the 26th.
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