Mt. Carmel had won three straight games and Olivia Meyer did her part to make it four on Tuesday. The Mt. Carmel Cubs sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over St. Mary's Dominican thanks in part to Meyer, who had 24 digs. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 10.2 digs per game.
Mt. Carmel wouldn't go down easily and took St. Mary's Dominican into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-19, 25-23, 21-25, 15-10.
Emily Caracci paced Mt. Carmel's offense, picking up 18 kills. Caracci got some help from
Emma Richey and her 49 assists. Finally, Caracci was also a dominant defender, finishing with a team-high three blocks.
Mt. Carmel is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 33-8 record this season. As for St. Mary's Dominican, their loss ended a 22-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 25-8.
Mt. Carmel does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. Mary's Dominican, they will face off against Riverdale at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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