Roncalli Catholic hadn't done well against Gross Catholic recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. The Roncalli Catholic Crimson Pride sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the Gross Catholic Cougars. This was a revenge contest for the Crimson Pride, as the team was forced to settle for a 3-0 defeat when these two played two weeks ago.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Roncalli Catholic who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 21-25, 26-24.
Kate Worthy paced Roncalli Catholic's offense, picking up six kills. Worthy got some help from
Addie Clarke and her 18 assists.
Zelie Floersch controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Gross Catholic lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Kelsey Sigmund, who had 19 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Kali Wonderlich, who had 11 digs.
Roncalli Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 12-16 record this season. As for Gross Catholic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 18-11.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing South Sioux City the next time they take the court. Gross Catholic will head out to face South Sioux City at 10:15 a.m. on Saturday, while Roncalli Catholic will play them later in the day, at 9:00 a.m.
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