Cathedral Catholic and Mater Dei are an even 3-3 against one another since November of 2017, but not for long. The Cathedral Catholic Dons will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the Mater Dei Monarchs, where the match is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Cathedral Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Redondo Union.
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 game as she had seven digs and 17 assists. She has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more assists the last four times she's played.
On Saturday fans watched as two of the best teams in the nation hit the court. Mater Dei sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Sierra Canyon. The victory was familiar territory for the Monarchs who have now won nine contests in a row.
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. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 18-25, 25-22, 22-25, 15-13.
Mater Dei's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Sam Capinpin, who had 17 digs and 31 assists, and Kayla Ostovar, who had 18 digs.
Cathedral Catholic's win was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 44-3. As for Mater Dei, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 26 of their last 27 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 37-4 record this season.
Cathedral Catholic came out on top in a nail-biter against Mater Dei when the teams last played back in September, sneaking past 2-1. Does Cathedral Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mater Dei turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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