Evansville Mater Dei waltzed into their match on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Mt. Vernon Wildcats as they made off with a 3-0 win. That's more bragging rights for Evansville Mater Dei, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
One reason for the win was Evansville Mater Dei's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-13, 25-11.
Among those leading the charge was Lacy Marx, who had 11 digs.
Evansville Mater Dei couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 43.9% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was back in October of 2023.
Evansville Mater Dei has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for Mt. Vernon, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-17.
Evansville Mater Dei will head out to face off against Castle at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Castle is coming into the matchup with eight straight victories at home, so Evansville Mater Dei will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. Mt. Vernon has already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against Forest Park on the 5th.
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