On Saturday, Scotus faced Norfolk Catholic in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Scotus Shamrocks fell just short of the Norfolk Catholic Knights by a score of 2-1. The Shamrocks were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Knights apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September.
Scotus actually scored more points across those three sets (76-75), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 26-24, 29-27.
Kayla Hoffman and Brooke Krienke certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Hoffman had 24 digs, while Krienke had 14 digs.
Norfolk Catholic was led to victory by Hannah Hoesing and Reese Timmerman. Hoesing had eight digs and 23 assists, while Timmerman had 17 digs. Hoesing has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more assists the last three times she's played.
This is the second loss in a row for Scotus and nudges their season record down to 16-4. As for Norfolk Catholic, the win (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 16-2.
Scotus wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 2-0 victory against Syracuse on the 7th. Norfolk Catholic has also already played their next game, a 2-1 loss against Pierce on the 5th.
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