On Saturday, Sacred Heart faced Ryle in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Sacred Heart Valkyries came out on top against the Ryle Raiders by a score of 2-0. The victory was nothing new for the Valkyries as they're now sitting on four straight.
The 2-0 doesn't show just how dominant Sacred Heart was: they took both sets by at least nine points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-16.
Sacred Heart's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Charlotte Moyer led the charge by getting 13 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Autiana Wilson, who had four aces and three digs.
She wasn't the only good server: Sacred Heart was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. They are 8-1 when they serve more than ten aces.
When it comes to explaining why Ryle lost, don't look at Ria Furuta. Despite the final result, she had nine digs.
Sacred Heart is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season. As for Ryle, the loss snapped their winning streak at 11 games and leaves them with a 11-1 record.
Sacred Heart will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against St. Thomas Aquinas at 3:30 p.m. St. Thomas Aquinas will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Sacred Heart surely won't give up without a fight. As for Ryle, they will face off against St. Ursula Academy at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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