There's no place like home for Eastside Catholic, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They put the hurt on Holy Names Academy with a sharp 3-0 win on Wednesday. The Crusaders have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the , too.
While Eastside Catholic won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The final score came out to 25-20, 29-27, 25-20.
Avery Merritt paced Eastside Catholic's offense, picking up 16 kills. Merritt got some help from
Lola Togia and her 20 assists. Finally,
Lauren Wiese kept Eastside Catholic's defense grounded, leading the team with three blocks.
Eastside Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Holy Names Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 11-13.
Eastside Catholic will challenge Seattle Prep at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Seattle Prep will roll in looking for their 13th straight victory, something Eastside Catholic surely won't give up without a fight. As for Holy Names Academy, they will welcome Ballard at 10:15 a.m. on Saturday. Holy Names Academy is facing Ballard at the right time seeing as Ballard is stuck on a 16-game losing streak.
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