With a playoff game on the line, Lake Catholic rose to the challenge on Saturday. They blew past the Elyria Catholic Panthers 3-0. That's more bragging rights for the Cougars, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Lake Catholic was: they took every set by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-15, 25-11.
Lake Catholic can attribute much of their success to Ava Starr, who had 15 digs, two aces, and a kill. Starr is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 16 or more in the last 24 games she's played.
Lake Catholic couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 40.2% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 25.5% earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 39%.
Lake Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season. As for Elyria Catholic, they moved to 20-7 with that defeat, which also ended their nine-game winning streak.
Lake Catholic will face off against Adena at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Adena will roll in looking for their 19th straight victory, something Lake Catholic surely won't give up without a fight. Elyria Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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