It was a proper cat-fight when Donovan faced off against St. Anne on Wednesday. The Wildcats won by a set and slipped past the Cardinals 2-1. The victory continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Cardinals: they've now won four in a row.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Donovan got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 17-25, 25-12.
Lily Anderson
| 10/08/25 @ St. Anne | 2 |
| 10/07/25 vs Southland College Prep | 1 |
| 10/04/25 vs DeLand-Weldon | 1 |
| 10/02/25 @ Momence | 2 |
Donovan was led to victory by Lily Anderson and Layla Lou Walters. Anderson had 14 digs and two aces, while Walters had seven digs, two aces, and one block. That's the most aces Anderson has posted over her last four contests.
They weren't the only good servers: Donovan was lethal from the service line and finished the match with ten aces. They are 8-1 when they serve at least ten aces.
St. Anne's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Demi Duncan, who had six kills, four aces, three digs, and two blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Quinlin Kirkland, who had 11 digs and six assists.
Donovan's record now sits at 12-13. As for St. Anne, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-11.
St. Anne wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 2-0 win against Momence on the 13th. Hopefully Donovan paid attention to the Cardinals' matchup: the next time they hit the field, they'll take on the Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on the 16th.
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