Chaminade-Madonna was the 2-0 winner over Pompano Beach when they last played one another back in September of 2017, but their luck changed this time around. The Chaminade-Madonna Lions fell just short of the Pompano Beach Golden Tornadoes by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Chaminade-Madonna took Pompano Beach into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. After all that action, the final score was 25-19, 18-25, 20-25, 25-16, 15-13.
Chaminade-Madonna's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Keylanis Cruz, who had 19 digs. Kaitlyn Eshleman was another key player, getting ten digs and 20 assists.
Even though they lost, Chaminade-Madonna was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 13 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Chaminade-Madonna's loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Pompano Beach, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-3.
Chaminade-Madonna didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-1 victory vs. Monarch on the 18th. As for Pompano Beach, they will host Taravella at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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