Elyria Catholic is 1-9 against Holy Name since September of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Elyria Catholic Panthers will host the Holy Name Green Wave at 6:30 p.m. Holy Name took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Elyria Catholic, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, Elyria Catholic was able to grind out a solid victory over Beaumont School, taking the game 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 22-25, 25-13, 25-16.
Elyria Catholic's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Lauren Gorski, who had ten digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Gorski a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Bree Bodde, who had nine digs.
Elyria Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Holy Name lost 3-0 to Padua Franciscan on Tuesday. The Green Wave have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
After all that action, the final score was 25-14, 25-20, 25-18.
Elyria Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Holy Name, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
Elyria Catholic took their win against Holy Name in their previous meeting back in August of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Elyria Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Holy Name turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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