Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Marian Catholic couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They fell just short of the Tri-Valley Bulldogs by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. The loss continues a trend for Marian Catholic in their meetings with Tri-Valley: they've now lost four in a row.
Alena Lombardo paced Marian Catholic's offense, picking up 15 kills. Lombardo got some help from JoElle Currie and her 38 assists. Kali Grochowski controlled things from the service line, finishing with five aces.
Leading Tri-Valley to victory were Kirra Klinger and Callie Melocheck. Klinger had 29 digs and two assists, while Melocheck had 51 assists and 11 digs. Melocheck is crushing it when it comes to assists: she's posted at least 12 every time she's taken the court this season.
Marian Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 19-9. As for Tri-Valley, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 26-3.
As of now, neither Marian Catholic nor Tri-Valley have any future games scheduled.
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