Roncalli Catholic unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of the Bergan Catholic Knights by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Crimson Pride have struggled against the Knights recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Roncalli Catholic wouldn't go down easily and took Bergan Catholic into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-16, 25-18, 21-25, 15-11.
Makenna Anthofer paced Roncalli Catholic's offense, picking up 16 kills. Anthofer got some help from Addie Clarke and her 31 assists.
Zoe Janke was nothing short of spectacular for Bergan Catholic: she had 39 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Janke has posted since back in October of 2024.
Roncalli Catholic wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 2-0 loss against York on the 2nd. As for Bergan Catholic, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-2 win against Lincoln Christian on the 2nd.
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