On Tuesday, Arrowhead faced Catholic Memorial in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Arrowhead Warhawks fell just short of the Catholic Memorial Crusaders by a score of 3-2. The Warhawks were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Crusaders apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Catholic Memorial scored at least 11 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-19, 25-20, 22-25, 15-11.
Catholic Memorial was led to victory by Ellen Mowbray and Addison Fura. Mowbray had 16 digs and two aces, while Fura had 24 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Fura has posted in her last seven games.
Arrowhead's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 24-5. As for Catholic Memorial, they pushed their record up to 19-9 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. After both having extra time off, Arrowhead and Oconomowoc will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Oconomowoc will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Arrowhead surely won't give up without a fight. As for Catholic Memorial, they will welcome Burlington at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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