Montini Catholic and St. Laurence squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Montini Catholic had to settle for second. They fell 2-0 to the St. Laurence Vikings. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Broncos of the 2-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October.
While Montini Catholic was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-18.
St. Laurence was led to victory by Natalie Martinez and Julie Marquez. Martinez had five digs and three aces, while Marquez had four aces and three digs. That's the most aces Martinez has posted in her last seven contests.
With the loss, Montini Catholic broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 14-21. As for St. Laurence, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 20 of their last 21 games, which provided a nice bump to their 30-5 record this season.
Montini Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. Laurence, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Lemont at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with St. Laurence sitting on 14 straight wins and Lemont on four.
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