Holy Names Academy are taking a road trip to face off against the Roosevelt Roughriders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Holy Names Academy and six for Roosevelt.
Last Friday, Holy Names Academy came up short against Bishop Blanchet and fell 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-22, 22-25, 25-16, 25-19.
Despite the defeat, Holy Names Academy saw an underclassman step up: Keira Peterchak had eight digs and three aces. Peterchak is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served three or more in the last three games she's played.
Even though they lost, Holy Names Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 14 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Roosevelt didn't have quite enough to beat Lakeside on Tuesday and fell 3-2.
Holy Names Academy's loss dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Roosevelt, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-12.
Holy Names Academy skirted past Roosevelt 3-2 in their previous meeting back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Holy Names Academy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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