Mount St. Charles Academy had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They put the hurt on the MacDuffie Mustangs with a sharp 3-0 victory on Monday. The win was familiar territory for the Mounties who have now won eight matches in a row.
The final score came out to 25-8, 25-17, 25-9.
Leading Mount St. Charles Academy to victory were Sophia Baeta and Mazie Phillips. Baeta had seven digs and three aces, while Phillips hit 77.8% for seven kills and ten aces and five digs. Phillips is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last 17 games she's played.
Mount St. Charles Academy couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 58% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 49% earlier this season, but in their last ten contests they've averaged 0%.
Mount St. Charles Academy's victory was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-4. As for MacDuffie, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-10.
Mount St. Charles Academy has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Portsmouth Abbey at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Mount St. Charles Academy is facing Portsmouth Abbey at the right time seeing as Portsmouth Abbey is stuck on a five-game losing streak. MacDuffie does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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