With a playoff game on the line, Allentown Central Catholic rose to the challenge on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Bethlehem Catholic Hawks. Winning may never get old, but the Vikings sure are getting used to it with their 17th in a row.
Allentown Central Catholic wouldn't go down easily and took Bethlehem Catholic into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-17, 29-27, 22-25, 15-13.
Allentown Central Catholic found their leader in underclassman Briana Bauer, who had 29 digs. Bauer is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jena Odenthal, who had 12 digs and two aces.
Allentown Central Catholic 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 five aces in six consecutive matches.
Allentown Central Catholic's win bumped their record up to 21-0-1. As for Bethlehem Catholic, they moved to 14-5 with that defeat, which also ended their six-game winning streak.
As of now, neither Allentown Central Catholic nor Bethlehem Catholic have any future games scheduled.
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