Roanoke Catholic and North Cross squared off in some playoff action on Monday, but Roanoke Catholic had to settle for second. They fell just short of the North Cross Raiders by a score of 3-2. The Celtics were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Raiders apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played two weeks ago.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Roanoke Catholic sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-16, 22-25, 25-15, 18-25, 15-11.
Roanoke Catholic lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Addisen Green, who had 15 digs, 12 kills, and two aces. Green is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last ten games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Justinne Llavore, who had 17 digs, five kills, two aces, and a block.
North Cross found their leader in freshman Faith Johnson, who had 18 digs.
With the defeat, Roanoke Catholic broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 10-13. As for North Cross, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8-1 record this season.
As of now, neither Roanoke Catholic nor North Cross have any future games scheduled.
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