Central Catholic typically has all the answers at home, but on Wednesday Andover proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Central Catholic Raiders by a score of 3-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Golden Warriors also won the last time the pair played back in September.
Andover had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-22, 28-26, 25-12.
Leading Andover to victory were Kate Hillson and Farah Berty. Hillson had 11 digs and three aces, while Berty had ten digs and two aces. That's the most aces Berty has posted in her last eight matchups.
Andover was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in nine consecutive contests.
Several Raiders players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Mia Romansik, who had 11 digs.
Andover's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-5. As for Central Catholic, they moved to 12-5 with that defeat, which also ended their eight-game winning streak.
Andover has already played their next game, a 3-1 victory against Danvers on the 19th. As for Central Catholic, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 3-2 loss against Chelmsford on the 18th.
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