On Saturday, Vandebilt Catholic faced Benjamin Franklin in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Vandebilt Catholic Terriers had just enough and edged the Benjamin Franklin Falcons out 2-1. Winning may never get old, but the Terriers sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Vandebilt Catholic was actually outscored in aggregate across those three sets (60-59), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 25-23, 15-12.
Vandebilt Catholic's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Emmy Rau led the charge by getting 11 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Rau has posted since last Tuesday. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Smith, who had eight digs.
Lilly Mayes and Avery Johnson certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Mayes had 16 digs, while Johnson had nine digs and two aces. Mayes is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Vandebilt Catholic's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Benjamin Franklin, the loss snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 5-2 record.
Vandebilt Catholic will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Terrebonne at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Benjamin Franklin, they will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Cabrini at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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