Cathedral Prep waltzed into their contest on Thursday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They put the hurt on the Girard Yellowjackets with a sharp 3-0 win. The Ramblers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Yellowjackets, too.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Cathedral Prep took every set by at least 13 points. The final score came out to 25-11, 25-12, 25-4.
Cathedral Prep's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Mackenzie Moore led the charge by getting 14 digs, five aces, and a kill. That's the most aces Moore has posted in her last seven matchups. Another player making a difference was Olivia Hutchinson, who had 16 kills, two blocks, and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Cathedral Prep was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in seven consecutive matches.
Cathedral Prep pushed their record up to 12-9-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Girard, they are on a 32-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-11.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Cathedral Prep will welcome Fort LeBoeuf at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Girard, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Union City at 7:15 p.m.
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