Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin came tearing into Thursday's matchup with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy Royals , sneaking past 3-2. That's more bragging rights for the Lions, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 26-24, 24-26, 25-16, 22-25, 15-8.
Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 11 consecutive games.
Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Hallie Hendrickx, who had 25 digs and two aces. Hendrickx has been hot , having posted ten or more digs the last eight times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Reese Donahoe, who had 11 digs, two kills, and two aces.
Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. As for Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy, they moved to 16-10 with that defeat, which also ended their eight-game winning streak.
Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin has already played their next contest, a 3-1 loss against St. Ursula Academy on the 2nd. Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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