Althoff Catholic lost against Mater Dei back in August, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Althoff Catholic Crusaders fell just short of the Mater Dei Knights by a score of 2-1. The Crusaders haven't had much luck with the Knights recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Althoff Catholic started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-21, 25-18.
Despite the defeat, Althoff Catholic had strong showings from Riley Fairbairn, who had nine digs, and Katelyn Karban, who had eight digs.
Among those leading the charge was Lauren Jamruk, who had ten digs.
Althoff Catholic's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-11. As for Mater Dei, they pushed their record up to 25-1 with the win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Althoff Catholic is on the road again on Thursday to play O'Fallon at 6:30 p.m. O'Fallon will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Althoff Catholic surely won't give up without a fight. As for Mater Dei, they will venture away from home to challenge Highland at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. Highland will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Mater Dei surely won't give up without a fight.
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