The Lehman Catholic Cavaliers will challenge the Riverside Pirates at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Lehman Catholic is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Bethel just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Bees by a score of 3-2.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Lehman Catholic sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 18-25, 25-16, 23-25, 15-12.
Even in a losing effort, Madison Rank was electric, getting 37 assists, 15 digs, seven kills, and two aces. Another player making a difference was Lilly Graham, who had 21 digs and three assists.
Meanwhile, Riverside didn't have quite enough to beat Troy Christian on Tuesday and fell 3-2. While the Pirates didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Eagles 25-19 in the first set.
Riverside took Troy Christian into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final set scores wound up at 19-25, 25-13, 16-25, 25-13, 15-12.
Riverside has been struggling recently as they've lost 15 of their last 16 games, dating back to last year. That leaves them at a 1-7 record this season. As for Lehman Catholic, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 6-3.
