Marquette Catholic and Culver Community squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Marquette Catholic had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Culver Community Cavaliers by a score of 3-2. The Blazers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Cavaliers apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in August of 2023.
Marquette Catholic started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 19-25, 25-16, 26-24, 15-13.
Even though they lost, Marquette Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in ten consecutive matchups.
Culver Community's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ashlynn Berndt, who had 19 digs. Berndt has been hot recently, having posted 13 or more digs the last three times she's played.
With the defeat, Marquette Catholic broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 19-14. As for Culver Community, they are on a roll lately: they've won 21 of their last 22 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 28-5 record this season.
Marquette Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Culver Community, they will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against South Newton at 12:00 p.m. South Newton will roll in looking for their ninth straight victory, something Culver Community surely won't give up without a fight.
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