Mater Dei and Cathedral Catholic are an even 3-3 against one another since November of 2017, but not for long. The Mater Dei Monarchs will head out on the road to face off against the Cathedral Catholic Dons at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Mater Dei sitting on nine straight victories and Cathedral Catholic on 21.
Mater Dei is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Sierra Canyon.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Mater Dei who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 18-25, 25-22, 22-25, 15-13.
Mater Dei relied on the efforts of Sam Capinpin, who had 17 digs and 31 assists, and Kayla Ostovar, who had 18 digs. Capinpin has been hot for a while, having posted 12 or more assists the last nine times she's played.
Meanwhile, Cathedral Catholic faced Redondo Union in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Cathedral Catholic came out on top against Redondo Union by a score of 3-1.
Cathedral Catholic had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-19, 25-12, 25-16.
Lauren Hanson was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had seven digs and 17 assists.
Cathedral Catholic pushed their record up to 44-3 with the victory, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Mater Dei, they are on a roll lately: they've won 26 of their last 27 games, which provided a nice bump to their 37-4 record this season.
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