Frederick Douglass won the last time they faced Holy Cross, and things went their way on Saturday too. The Frederick Douglass Broncos came out on top in a nail-biter against the Holy Cross Cougars , sneaking past 2-1.
Frederick Douglass had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 28-26, 25-22.
Lilly Cowing was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had ten digs and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted in her last eight contests.
Holy Cross lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Tristen Ward, who had 15 digs and two aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Hannah Carter, who had six digs and 12 assists.
Frederick Douglass' victory bumped their record up to 9-5. As for Holy Cross, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-7.
Frederick Douglass is on the road again on Saturday to play Male at 12:30 p.m. As for Holy Cross, they will take on Notre Dame Academy at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Holy Cross is facing Notre Dame Academy at the right time seeing as Notre Dame Academy is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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