Marian Catholic waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They blew past the Nativity BVM Green Wave 3-0. For Marian Catholic, this counts as revenge for the 3-1 loss Nativity BVM walked away with the last time they faced one another back in August.
A big factor in the win was Marian Catholic's feisty defense: they held Nativity BVM to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-18, 25-8.
Marian Catholic 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 nine aces in eight consecutive games.
Nativity BVM's loss came despite strong showings from Morgan Howell and Amara Miller. Howell had 11 digs, while Miller had seven digs.
Marian Catholic's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-3. As for Nativity BVM, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-5.
Marian Catholic didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory vs. Shenandoah Valley on the 26th. Nativity BVM has also already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat against Tri-Valley on the 26th.
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