If Odyssey Institute was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Kingman last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Odyssey Institute Minotaur took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Yuma Catholic Shamrocks on Thursday. The Minotaur were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Shamrocks apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September.
Odyssey Institute was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Yuma Catholic work for it, especially in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 20-25, 25-14, 25-15.
Melina Lucero paced Odyssey Institute's offense, picking up 11 kills. Lucero got some help from
Jayla Fernandez and her 18 assists.
Sarah Ferguson and
Isabella Mitchell kept things locked in from the service line: the pair finished with two aces apiece.
Yuma Catholic was led to victory by Natalie Lawseth and Lainee Clarke. Lawseth had five digs and four aces, while Clarke had 25 digs, four aces, and a kill. That's the most aces Clarke has posted since back in September.
Odyssey Institute's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-17. As for Yuma Catholic, they now have a winning record of 14-13.
Odyssey Institute didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-2 victory against Parker on the 28th. Yuma Catholic has also already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Tonopah Valley on the 28th.
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