Sutherland waltzed into their matchup on Monday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Our Lady of Mercy Monarchs. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Knights also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.
Sutherland never let Our Lady of Mercy on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-18, 25-23.
Jamie Kotalik had an outrageously good game as she had 12 digs and six aces. Those six aces gave her a new career-high.
She wasn't the only good server: Sutherland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive games.
Sutherland has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4-1 record this season. As for Our Lady of Mercy, they now have a losing record at 6-7-1.
Sutherland is on the road again on Tuesday to play Batavia at 6:30 p.m. As for Our Lady of Mercy, they will play host again on Wednesday to welcome Webster Schroeder, where the match is scheduled at 6:30 p.m.
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