Holy Names Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against the Eastside Catholic Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Thursday, Holy Names Academy came up short against West Seattle and fell 3-1. The defeat continues a trend for Holy Names Academy in their matchups with West Seattle: they've now lost three in a row.
Holy Names Academy was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made West Seattle work for it, especially in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 28-26, 25-18, 17-25, 25-22.
Despite the loss, Holy Names Academy saw an underclassman step up: Keira Peterchak had ten digs. Peterchak is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last three games she's played.
Meanwhile, Eastside Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Bishop Blanchet by a score of 3-2.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Eastside Catholic sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 22-25, 25-19, 20-25, 17-15.
Holy Names Academy's loss dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Eastside Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-5.
Holy Names Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Eastside Catholic when the teams last played back in September, winning 3-1. Does Holy Names Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Eastside Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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