The Catholic - N.I. Panthers will venture away from home to challenge Ascension Episcopal at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Catholic - N.I. will be strutting in after a victory while Ascension Episcopal will be coming in after a defeat.
Catholic - N.I. took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Southside out 3-2.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Catholic - N.I. who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 19-25, 25-15, 21-25, 15-11.
Catholic - N.I. can attribute much of their success to Addison Delcambre, who had 24 digs and two aces, and Gracie Neck, who had 14 digs and seven aces. That's the most aces Delcambre has posted in her last 11 matches.
Meanwhile, Ascension Episcopal didn't have quite enough to beat Rayne on Wednesday and fell 3-2. Ascension Episcopal has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Catholic - N.I.'s win bumped their record up to 12-4. As for Ascension Episcopal, their loss dropped their record down to 7-5-1.
Catholic - N.I. came out on top in a nail-biter against Ascension Episcopal in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Will Catholic - N.I. repeat their success, or does Ascension Episcopal have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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