It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Archbishop McCarthy can now relate to. They lost 3-0 to Lourdes Academy on Wednesday. The shutout was out of character for the Mavericks seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in September.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Lourdes Academy scored at least 20 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-20, 25-24.
Lourdes Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Lily Garcia, who had 13 digs.
The defeat snapped Archbishop McCarthy's winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 21-7 record. As for Lourdes Academy, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-8.
Archbishop McCarthy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. After both having extra time off, Lourdes Academy and Port Charlotte will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Port Charlotte will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something Lourdes Academy surely won't give up without a fight.
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