It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Seton Catholic had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They blew past the Gilbert Christian Knights 3-0. This was payback for the Sentinels, who suffered a 3-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
One reason for the win was Seton Catholic's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-22, 25-21.
Rylan Keane paced Seton Catholic's offense, picking up 16 kills. Keane got some help from
Sofia Shahlapour and her 42 assists.
Madeline Bell controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Seton Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-12 record this season. As for Gilbert Christian, they moved to 29-4 with that loss, which also ended their nine-game winning streak.
Seton Catholic will challenge Northwest Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Northwest Christian sitting on five straight wins and Seton Catholic on four. Gilbert Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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