The Padua Franciscan Bruins will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy Royals at 6:30 p.m.
Padua Franciscan is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lions.
Padua Franciscan started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 24-26, 25-18, 26-24, 25-21.
Despite the loss, Padua Franciscan saw an underclassman step up: Cathryn Ruggiero had eight digs and two aces.
Meanwhile, Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy had just enough and edged Holy Name out 3-2 on Tuesday.
Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy took Holy Name into a fifth set where they got it done with a seven-point win. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-11, 23-25, 25-13, 15-8.
Among those leading the charge was Kaylee Darr, who had 12 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Tate, who had six digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 13.4.
Padua Franciscan's defeat dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-7.
Padua Franciscan was able to grind out a solid win over Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy in their previous meeting on September 3rd, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Padua Franciscan since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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