It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Bloomington Central Catholic had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They came out on top against the St. Thomas More Sabers by a score of 2-0. Winning may never get old, but the Saints sure are getting used to it with their 17th in a row.
While Bloomington Central Catholic won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 34-32.
Kampbell Niepagen paced Bloomington Central Catholic's offense, picking up 13 kills. Niepagen got some help from
Lauren O?Brien and her 22 assists. O?Brien was also solid from the service line: she led the team with two aces.
Bloomington Central Catholic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 22 of their last 24 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 33-4 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hitting percentage: their hitting percentage was 31.5% in those games and 28.9% outside of them. As for St. Thomas More, the loss snapped their winning streak at nine games and leaves them with a 34-5 record.
Bloomington Central Catholic is on the road again on Monday to play Carmi-White County at 6:00 p.m. Carmi-White County will roll in looking for their ninth straight victory, something Bloomington Central Catholic surely won't give up without a fight. St. Thomas More does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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