Holy Name was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They fell 2-0 to the Austintown-Fitch Falcons. The Green Wave were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Falcons apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September of 2019.
While Holy Name had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 19 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-19.
Despite the defeat, Holy Name saw an underclassman step up: Hayden Wells had ten digs and two aces. Wells is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
Isabella Direnzo was the offensive standout of the game as she had 16 digs.
Holy Name's loss dropped their record down to 2-12. As for Austintown-Fitch, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Columbia the next time they take the court. Holy Name will head out to face Columbia at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, while Austintown-Fitch will head out to face them at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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