Volleyball Recap: Bishop Stang Spartans vs. St. John Paul II Lions
Bishop Stang entered their tilt with St. John Paul II on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the St. John Paul II Lions , sneaking past 3-2. This was payback for the Spartans, who suffered a 3-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Bishop Stang was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 8-25, 25-10, 23-25, 25-10, 16-14.
It was another big night for Darian Dias, who had 14 digs and eight aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Sienna Mendes, who had eight aces, three digs, and two kills.
She wasn't the only good server: Bishop Stang was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 25 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 15 aces in six consecutive games.
Bishop Stang has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-8 record this season. As for St. John Paul II, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-8.
Bishop Stang has already played their next matchup, a 3-1 defeat against Archbishop Williams on the 15th. As for St. John Paul II, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 3-2 victory against Sturgis West on the 14th.
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