After a string of six wins, Pacelli's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of the Marathon Red Raiders by a score of 3-2. The Cardinals were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Red Raiders apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
Pacelli actually scored more points across those five sets (101-99), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-18, 14-25, 26-24, 15-9.
Annie Vaughan and Courtney Carpenter certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Vaughan had 18 digs, while Carpenter had six kills and six digs.
Pacelli's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-11. As for Marathon, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 21-9.
Pacelli didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Port Edwards on the 15th. Marathon has also already played their next contest, a 3-1 win against Prentice on the 15th.
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