On Tuesday, Magnificat faced Avon in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Magnificat Blue Streaks fell just short of the Avon Eagles by a score of 3-2. The Blue Streaks were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Eagles apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September of 2022.
Magnificat wouldn't go down easily and took Avon into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking seven-point loss. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-14, 23-25, 24-26, 15-8.
Despite the loss, Magnificat had strong showings from Kailey Snow, who had 26 digs, and Lindsey Murphy, who had 19 digs. Snow is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season.
Addie Reinart was nothing short of spectacular for Avon: she had 32 digs. With that strong performance, Reinart is now averaging an impressive 11 digs per game.
Magnificat's record is now 15-7. As for Avon, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-2 record this season.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Magnificat will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Berea-Midpark at 5:00 p.m. After both having extra time off, Avon and Cuyahoga Falls will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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